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Cameroon and Nigeria: Struggling communities host Refugees – Vatican News
For the past eleven years, Cameroon has been faced with two outrageous armed conflicts. With no peace prospects in sight, the living is dire for many refugees.
Health
Persons living with disabilities ‘have very special abilities’, UN deputy chief tells young Ghanaians
During her visit to Ghana on Monday, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed met with young people living with HIV and disabilities in the capital, Accra.
Christianity
Protestant, Catholic churches in Germany launch campaign against antisemitism
Germany's main Protestant and Catholic churches have announced plans for a campaign to be launched to encourage Christians to take a clear stand against increasing antisemitism, recognizing it also has…
Health
New partnership to boost maternal and newborn health in East and Southern Africa
Some 10,000 health workers will be trained to support mothers and newborns in Africa through a partnership between the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, and Laerdal Global Health, the non-profit arm of…
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Cardinal Tagle: “Fratelli tutti” inspires Christians to universal love and openness to others – Vatican News
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle led an online formation session on Fratelli tutti on Tuesday for participants from the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations (WUCWO). He highlighted that the Encyclical…
Health
UN-backed fund to address crisis in global sanitation and hygiene
A UN-backed fund, launched on Tuesday, is set to take on the centuries-old crisis centred around sanitation, hygiene and menstrual health, which now impacts more than four billion people across…
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Economy of Francesco: ‘A really innovative event’ – Vatican News
Si Chun Lam, a young data scientist and creative professional based in Coventry, UK, speaks of the work of the young economists, entrepreneurs and change makers in the weeks and…
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UK Bishops call for protection of prisoners and staff during second Covid-19 wave – Vatican News
In a letter, Bishops call on the British Government to go further in protecting prisoners and staff during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic
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Laudato si’ in Australia: a conversion story – Vatican News
Care for our common home is at the center of Knox Peden’s conversion. Originally from the United States, Professor Peden moved to Australia about ten years ago. Having grown up…
Health
WHO rolls out plan to rid world of cervical cancer, saving millions of lives
The World Health Organization (WHO) set out a strategy on Tuesday for eliminating cervical cancer, which would avoid the death of an estimated five million women and girls from the disease,…