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Pope Francis speaks out on fight against sexual abuse after report
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Christianity

Pope Francis speaks out on fight against sexual abuse after report

Pope Francis renewed a pledge by the Catholic Church to uproot the scourge of a notorious sexual abuser after the Vatican released an extensive report on Theodore E. McCarrick former…

12 November 2020 · 4 min read

COVID disruption will ‘pale in comparison’ if world fails to act on climate change, SDGs
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COVID disruption will ‘pale in comparison’ if world fails to act on climate change, SDGs

The fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement and the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “go hand in hand”, the UN chief told a major development bank conference on…

12 November 2020 · 4 min read

Neglected tropical diseases: Countries endorse new targets to eradicate 20 killers
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Health

Neglected tropical diseases: Countries endorse new targets to eradicate 20 killers

A bold new blueprint to tackle all neglected tropical diseases has been agreed at the UN health agency’s World Health Assembly, which will involve a radical shift in approach by Member States…

12 November 2020 · 3 min read

‘Bring life to those fighting for breath’, UNICEF urges on World Pneumonia Day 
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Health

‘Bring life to those fighting for breath’, UNICEF urges on World Pneumonia Day 

Pneumonia is not a new emergency, it takes the lives of some 800,000 children each year, but this year’s COVID-19 pandemic makes it even more critical to stop the deadly…

12 November 2020 · 3 min read

Cardinal Tagle reflects on
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Cardinal Tagle reflects on “Fratelli tutti” in Caritas webinar – Vatican News

Speaking during a Caritas Internationalis webinar, Cardinal Tagle, President of the confederation, invited all the faithful to read the Holy Father's new encyclical in order to learn to love concretely,…

12 November 2020 · 3 min read

Roberta Metsola elected as First Vice-President of the European Parliament | News | European Parliament
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Europe

Roberta Metsola elected as First Vice-President of the European Parliament

Roberta Metsola elected as First Vice-President of the European Parliament

12 November 2020 · 2 min read

‘Gospel Truth’ for November 15, 2020 - Vatican News
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‘Gospel Truth’ for November 15, 2020 – Vatican News

Listen to this week's edition of our reflections on the Gospel reading for the thirty-third Sunday in ordinary time, prepared by the late Jill Bevilacqua.

12 November 2020 · 2 min read

Holy See: certain anti-Covid-19 measures limit religious freedom - Vatican News
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America

Holy See: certain anti-Covid-19 measures limit religious freedom – Vatican News

The Holy See’s Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) made observations on freedom of religion or belief in the member nations during a conference…

11 November 2020 · 3 min read

Zambia: Church cannot remain silent in the face of worrisome trends says, Bishop Lungu - Vatican News
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Zambia: Church cannot remain silent in the face of worrisome trends says, Bishop Lungu – Vatican News

President of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) and Diocese of Chipata Bishop, George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu, says some trends in Zambia are worrisome and should not be left…

11 November 2020 · 3 min read