Bishop Poisson: Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples advancing in Canada
Opening the annual Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) in King City, Ontario, CCCB President highlights the important achievements in the long journey to healing and reconciliation with the Indigenous Peoples.
By Lisa Zengarini
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World Day of Migrants and Refugees: Caritas Italy calls for more legal pathways
As the Church celebrates the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Oliviero Forti, of Caritas Italy, highlights the need to open more humanitarian corridors to help migrants start a better life while putting an end to labour!-->…
Archbishop Gallagher urges UN states to join efforts for peace in Ukraine
Archbishop Gallagher speaks at the UN Security Council on peace in Ukraine, and recalls that the war is not only a local matter but risks expanding beyond Europe.
By Sr. Nina Benedikta Krapić, VMZ
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Mediterranean Meetings: Young people join discussions and plans
Young people from different countries and of different religions are in Marseille for the “Mediterranean Meetings“. It is a precious occasion, they say, to share thoughts and experiences on the challenges and resources of the region and to!-->…
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church concludes Holy Synod in Rome
As the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church concludes its Holy Synod, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk expresses his gratitude for Pope Francis' closeness to the people of Ukraine and reflects on the Church's pastoral care of people wounded!-->…
Christian ecumenism on display at Lutheran World Federation assembly
The importance of Christians working together to promote goodness in a world facing constant challenges has been highlighted by speakers at the 13th Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation underway in Krakow, Poland, on 13-19 September.
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Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church concludes Holy Synod in Rome
As the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church concludes its Holy Synod, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk expresses his gratitude for Pope Francis' closeness to the people of Ukraine and reflects on the Church's pastoral care of people wounded!-->…
Cardinal Parolin: Slovakia can help transform the world
The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, travels to the EU nation of Slovakia for a three-day, official visit at the invitation of the local Bishops' Conference.
By Martin Jarábek
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Croatian catechists evangelizing with quality digital content
A group of religion teachers in Croatia supported by the Catechetical Office of the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska is changing the image of their profession, by seeking to be close to people even outside of their classrooms.
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Pope Francis prays for victims of fires in Greece and suffering Ukraine
Pope Francis expresses his solidarity with the people of Greece affected by wildfires, and asks everyone to “remain close” to the Ukrainian people.
By Edoardo Giribaldi
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Pope Francis meets with President Katalin Novák of Hungary
The war in Ukraine, family and Christian values, and religious freedom and persecution, were at the center of Pope Francis' most recent encounter with the President of the Republic of Hungary, Ms. Katalin Novák, in the Vatican on Friday.
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Ukraine denies killing leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenaries
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied Ukrainian involvement in the reported death of Russia's Wagner mercenary group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash near Moscow. He spoke after Wagner vowed revenge over the death of its!-->…
Nearly 550 Ukrainian children killed over 18 months of war
More than 540 children killed in 18 months of war, reports international humanitarian organization, Save the Children, decrying that child casualties in the war-torn country, whose annual Independence Day falls today, 24 August, rose 7!-->…
Wildfires claim the lives of 18 migrants in Greece
Bodies of 18 migrants were found in the Evros region of Greece that shares its borders with Turkey. The death toll rises to 20 as wildfires have ravaged several parts of Greece over a span of days.
By Andrea Rego
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Ukrainian hospitals seek to offer psychological rehabilitation to children
Dr. Sergei Chernishuk, the Deputy Director of Ohmatdyt, Ukraine’s largest pediatric hospital, highlights the importance of providing physical and psychological care for children affected by the ongoing war.
By Andrea Rego
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Poland: Low rates of recidivism among prisoners who obtain university degree
Fr. Mirosław Kalinowski, rector of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, says over 80 percent of prisoners who obtain a university degree while in prison do not reoffend, highlighting his institution's unique status as one of!-->!-->!-->…
Pope Francis meets with several young Ukrainian pilgrims
Pope Francis meets with 15 Ukrainian pilgrims ahead of his second day in Portugal, expressing his prayerful closeness, and prays at Mass for a World Youth Day catechist who died while in Lisbon.
By Deborah Castellano Lubov
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Pope Francis meets with several young Ukrainian pilgrims
Pope Francis meets with 15 Ukrainian pilgrims ahead of his second day in Portugal, expressing his prayerful closeness, and prays at Mass for a World Youth Day catechist who died while in Lisbon.
By Deborah Castellano Lubov
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Europe’s course and the need to pursue creative paths of peace
Our Editorial Director reflects on Pope Francis’ call in Portugal for the European Union to develop a diplomacy of peace aimed at settling conflicts, beginning with the war in Ukraine.
By Andrea Tornielli
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Saudi Arabia to host Ukraine peace talks
Kyiv has confirmed that Saudi Arabia will host a Ukrainian-organized peace summit to find a way to end the war with Russia in Ukraine. Officials said the gathering will be in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah early next month.
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Pope Francis to travel to Marseille in September
The Holy See Press Office releases the schedule of Pope Francis' visit to the French port city at the conclusion the “Rencontres Méditerranéennes” hosted by the Archdiocese in September.
By Lisa Zengarini
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