News
Peru’s 3rd president in 1 week seeks stability for the nation – Vatican News
Peru which has had three Presidents in the last week, is craving stability, to see it through to an election next summer, ending a winter of discontent.
News
The Economy of Francesco: “Economy + Fraternity x Development = Future” – Vatican News
The three-day “The Economy of Francesco” event kicked off on Thursday 19 November with the welcome of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and of civil and religious authorities…
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Cardinal Parolin: Interreligious dialogue necessary tool to combat anti-semitism – Vatican News
Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, concludes a virtual symposium hosted by the U. S. Embassy to the Holy See, exploring the rise of anti-semitism and how it can…
Christianity
US bishops urge Trump, Barr to stop federal executions
The United States is heading toward having 10 federal executions in 2020, more than double the previous record of four in 1938. "In the last 60 years, before the Trump…
News
Development funding and trade transparency needed, to stop COVID-19 dividing the world
The pandemic has redefined the world economy in ways that will deepen inequality and can only be reversed if a global transformation in attitudes towards trade and development allows the…
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Zimbabwe: Bishops encourage unity and reconciliation ahead of Advent season – Vatican News
In a pastoral letter for Advent 2020, the Bishops of Zimbabwe highlight the importance of solidarity, national cohesion and reconciliation in the southern African nation.
America
Pope urges Latin American Church to promote solidarity during pandemic – Vatican News
Pope Francis sends a video message to a seminar on the Covid-19 pandemic in Latin America, and says the crisis has revealed the plight of the marginalized.
Health
In the face of ridicule: one woman’s fight to bring sanitation to a Nepali village
4.2 billion people are living without access to safely managed sanitation, putting them at increased risk of catching a host of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, cholera, and typhoid. On…
Health
Ensure safe and hygienic sanitation for all, UN urges, marking World Toilet Day
The UN is marking World Toilet Day on Thursday, in a bid to reinforce the need for equal access to sanitation for all. More than a quarter of the global…
Health
Future of an entire generation at risk, as COVID-19 pandemic drags on
While symptoms among children infected with COVID-19 mostly remain mild, infections are rising and the longer-term impact on the education, nutrition and well-being of an entire generation of young people…