Commitment to fighting climate change still weak, pope says

The international community must ramp up its efforts if it expects to mitigate the negative effects of climate change, Pope Francis said. In a video message sent to participants at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York on 23rd September, the pope said that while the 2015 Paris climate agreement raised awareness and the... Read More

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January 3, 2019

Salvadoran missions chief: Honour St Romero by fighting injustice

After the canonisation of St Oscar Romero finally came to fruition, Salvadorans and the saint’s admirers must give him new life by learning about him, pondering how his teachings apply to the present and helping others around the world based on his work toward ending injustice and exclusion, said the head of Pontifical Missions for... Read More

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October 17, 2018

Lack of progress fighting hunger is shameful, pope says

At a time of technological and scientific progress, “we ought to feel shame” for not having advanced in “humanity and solidarity” enough to feed the world’s poor, Pope Francis said. “Neither can we console ourselves simply for having faced emergencies and desperate situations of those most in need. We are all called to go further.... Read More

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April 30, 2018

Faith-based groups say fighting created humanitarian crisis in Yemen

Catholic and other faith-based aid groups are urging an end to fighting in Yemen, where three years of war have created a humanitarian crisis, including “the world’s largest food security emergency,” according to the United Nations. Children are bearing the brunt of Yemen’s conflict, the UN warned, with 80 per cent of them in desperate... Read More

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February 27, 2018

Pope appeals for end to inhumane fighting, evil of war in Syria

Calling the war in Syria “inhumane,” Pope Francis called for an end to the fighting, immediate access to humanitarian aid for those in need and the evacuation of the injured and infirm. “My thoughts often turn to that beloved and martyred Syria where the war has intensified, especially in eastern Ghouta,” he said on 25th... Read More

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July 12, 2016

South Sudan Church leaders condemn recent violence and pray for dead

South Sudan’s Church leaders said they are extremely disturbed about heavy fighting in the capital, Juba, which has raised widespread fears that the country is returning to civil war. “We condemn all acts of violence without exception,” the South Sudan Council of Churches said, noting that it is “time to build a peaceful nation.” “We... Read More

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