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Beginning in 2021, the celebration of World Youth Day in the local churches will take place on Christ the King Sunday. Diocesan World Youth Days are observed in the years between the major intercontinental edition of the premiere Catholic event for young people.
Pope Francis celebrates Mass for the Solemnity of Christ the King on Sunday. In his homily, the Holy Father invites young people we were created “to make God’s dreams come true in this world.”
The latest volume in the “Exchange of Gifts” series by the Vatican Publishing House, “Heaven on earth: Loving and serving in order to transform the world,” includes a previously unpublished text by Pope Francis. In the Preface to the new book, Martin Junge, the Secretary General of the Luther World Federation writes, “Together we witness to the mercy of God both in proclamation and in common service to the world.”
Aid agencies attached to the UN have called for an immediate temporary ceasefire in Ethiopia and the setting up of humanitarian corridors.
The Chief Executive of Stella Maris UK, Martin Foley welcomes Cardinal Peter Turkson’s message for World Fisheries Day and says as the maritime industry faces greater challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the onus is on Stella Maris to redouble its efforts to step-up its support for fishers and their families.
More cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the past four weeks than in the first six months of the pandemic, the UN health agency chief told journalists on Friday as he launched a new report on the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance.
The chairmen of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committees on Domestic Justice and Human Development and on Pro-Life Activities issue a statement reiterating their appeal to halt federal executions.
“The Economy of Francesco” online event continued into its second day on Friday, with participants focusing on how questions of finance, economics, sociology, and ecology are all interrelated.
Pope Francis is certain of this and is repeating it to everyone: we will emerge either better or worse after the pandemic The global crisis requires that the parameters of human co-existence be rethought through the lens of solidarity. Based on this foundational idea, the “Covid-19: Building a Healthier Future” has been created in collaboration with the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, to offer a vision that might lead to the beginning of a new fraternity after the pandemic.
The global community is marking World Children’s Day on Friday, calling for societies to “reimagine a better future” for every child, where each one has the opportunity to thrive.
