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Pope renews Church’s commitment to eradicate clerical sex
Speaking in the wake of the release of the McCarrick Report, Pope Francis expresses closeness to all victims of abuse and renews the Church’s commitment to eradicate this evil.
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Pope at audience: We must pray always – Vatican News
At the General Audience, Pope Francis considers three of Jesus’ parables that emphasise the importance of praying constantly.
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USCCB Statement on Holy See’s Report on Theodore McCarrick – Vatican News
The President of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Archbishop José Gómez of Los Angeles, welcomes the release of the McCarrick Report, and says the American Bishops are studying…
Europe
Myanmar: European Union instrumental in providing support to vulnerable women in northern and central Rakhine State
In August 2020, a new surge in locally transmitted cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in Rakhine State and other regions of Myanmar. According to the Ministry...
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Indian Christians mark Dalit Liberation Sunday – Vatican News
Dalit Christians continue to be discriminated against within the Church, within society and by the State. India’s Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox Christians observe Dalit Liberation Sunday to demand justice and…
Food
100 ideas to change the world with 22 entries from Asia
A diabetes monitoring earring; an Underground air pollution solution; an alternative to Styrofoam made of food waste; a Sudden Infant Death Syndrome prevention device; a skin patch that monitors nutrition...
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US Bishops welcome Biden: ‘It’s time for
Archbishop Gomez congratulates the Democratic candidate: "We acknowledge that he joins the late President John F. Kennedy as the second United States president to profess the Catholic faith."
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World can save lives and ‘end this pandemic, together’ – WHO chief
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues evolving, the world must “take all opportunities to learn and improve the response as we go”, the UN health agency chief said on Friday. …
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‘Emergency action’ needed to prevent major polio, measles epidemics
Globally, millions of children are at a heightened risk of polio and measles – dangerous but preventable diseases – amid disruptions to vital immunization programmes due to the coronavirus pandemic,…
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There’s No Good Evidence that Psychedelics Can Change Your Politics or Religion
Psychedelics are psychoactive substances that historically have attracted exaggerations of benefits as well as alarmism. As with most subjects that bring out extreme views, the scientific data provide a more…