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To Curb Hostilities, Vatican Cardinal Urges Southern Africa Pastoral Agents to Engage Migrants in Stakeholder Meetings
Amid such challenges, the Church’s response must always begin with an encounter that involves journeying with the marginalized groups, he told the SACBC Communication Officer on the sidelines of the September 24-29 event held in Eswatini’s only...
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Diocese Invites Healthcare Ethics Input
The Diocese of East Anglia invites doctors, nurses, pharmacists, researchers and other professionals to contribute to a new initiative exploring the Church’s recent teaching on human dignity and the challenges of living the Catholic faith in...
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Vatican Rejects "false solutions such as abortion" While Defending Women’s Equality at UN
ACI Prensa Staff, 23 September, 2025 / 12:12 pm (ACI Africa). The Vatican’s secretary for relations with states, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, on Tuesday reaffirmed before the United Nations the Holy See’s commitment to promoting the dignity and...
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Vatican minister appeals for women’s dignity, equality
Archbishop Paul Gallagher (Vatican News) The Vatican’s foreign minister yesterday reaffirmed before the United Nations the Holy See’s commitment to promoting the dignity and equality of women, but warned that these goals cannot be achieved without...
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Bike shed groundhog day: Sinn Féin leader and Taoiseach clash on hospital costs
By Bairbre Holmes, PA A €100,000 tender for a bicycle shelter at the National Maternity Hospital is “bike shed Groundhog Day”, Sinn Féin’s leader has said. Addressing the Taoiseach at Leaders’ Questions on Tuesday, Mary Lou McDonald said she...
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Vatican rejects ‘false solutions such as abortion’ while defending women’s equality at UN
ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 23, 2025 / 15:12 pm The Vatican’s secretary for relations with states, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, on Tuesday reaffirmed before the United Nations the Holy See’s commitment to promoting the dignity and equality of women but...
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Bike shed groundhog day: Sinn Fein leader and Taoiseach clash on hospital costs
A 100,000 euro tender for a bicycle shelter at the National Maternity Hospital is “bike shed Groundhog Day”, Sinn Fein’s leader has said. Addressing the Taoiseach at Leaders’ Questions on Tuesday, Mary Lou McDonald said she thought it was a...
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Pope Leo XIV tells European institutions to have a 'healthy secularism'
Pope Leo XIV shakes the hands and greets people of the press after an audience with thousands of journalists and media workers on May 12, 2025, at Paul VI Hall in Vatican City, Vatican. The audience with journalists has become a tradition among...
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10 US bishops stand for election as the conference’s next president, vice president
A bishop uses an electronic voting device during a Nov. 14, 2023, session of the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. The bishops will elect a new conference president and vice president at their Nov....
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Pope Leo XIV encourages European parliamentarians to pursue ‘healthy secularism’
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV encouraged members of the European Parliament to pursue “a healthy secularism” that maintains the distinction between religions and governments. “European institutions need people who know how to live a healthy...
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Holy See urges action on youth empowerment, health and mental well-being
Addressing the United Nations’ General Assembly, the Vatican is highlighting the need to do more for young people and to step up efforts to fight non-communicable diseases and mental health challenges. By Sr. Christine Masivo Cps Speaking at two...
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From Nicaragua to the Vatican: China’s Diplomatic Bidding War with Taiwan
Written by Sophia Li. Image credit: 01.10 尼加拉瓜的建築 by 總統府/ Flickr, license: CC BY 2.0. In 2019, the Solomon Islands received a reported $500 million in promised Chinese investments, days before it cut ties with Taiwan and recognised Beijing. Soon...
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Pope calls on European institutions to promote ‘healthy secularism’
Pope Leo XIV receives members of the Working Group on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue in the Vatican yesterday (Vatican Media) “European institutions need people who know how to live a healthy secularism,” Pope Leo XIV told members of a...
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Pope Leo XIV: ‘European Institutions Need People Who Know How to Live a Healthy Secularism’
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The Pope urged the cultivation of a style of thought and action that affirms the value of religion in the public square. Pope Leo XIV on Monday said European institutions need “people who know how to live a healthy secularism” while urging...
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Pope Leo XIV Sends Antibiotics to Children in Gaza
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Caritas Jerusalem has become one of the first humanitarian organizations to respond to the ceasefire in Gaza, quickly mobilizing to address the urgent needs of families and children throughout the Gaza Strip. Pope Leo XIV has sent 5,000 doses of...
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Tanzanian envoy to Vatican attends requiem as Archbishop Rugambwa is laid to rest
DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA’S Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, responsible for East African Affairs, Dennis Londo, has met with the Vatican Ambassador to Tanzania, Archbishop Angelo Accattino, and conveyed condolences...
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Pope encourages European parliamentarians to pursue ‘healthy secularism’
4 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV encouraged members of the European Parliament to pursue “a healthy secularism” that maintains the distinction between religions and governments. “European institutions need people who know how to live a healthy...
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HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Meets Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City
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His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain, met today with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV during his official visit to the Vatican City State and the Italian Republic. During the meeting, His...
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Vatican urges faithful to revive efforts for sainthood cause of Cardinal Van Thuan
Vatican City, Sep 21, 2025 / 06:00 am The beatification cause of Venerable Francis-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan is receiving renewed attention from the Vatican 50 years after he was first imprisoned by the communist government of Vietnam, according to...
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Pope Leo XIV urges European institutions to promote a 'healthy secularism'
Pope Leo XIV receives the Working Group on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue, an initiative of European Parliament, insisting that 'European institutions need people who know how to live 'a healthy secularism,' and reaffirming that 'being...
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