WHO leader supports pope’s call for fair, global access to vaccine

The head of the World Health Organization, which has been strongly advocating rapid, fair and equitable access to potential Covid-19 vaccines worldwide, voiced support for Pope Francis’ similar call for global protections. Pope Francis made appeals on 19th August both on Twitter and at his weekly general audience insisting that any vaccine developed for the novel... Read More

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July 10, 2020

Vatican: More must be done to protect rights and dignity of refugees

The international community must increase its efforts to help protect the lives of refugees, who are often exploited instead of being protected, a Vatican official said. While some governments, with the help of faith-based organisations, have offered “durable solutions to refugees”, including resettlement programmes, more needs to be done, Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Vatican observer to... Read More

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June 19, 2020

Racism in any form is intolerable, Vatican official says at UN hearing

Speaking at a special UN discussion about racism and police brutality, a Vatican official repeated Pope Francis’ recent remarks: “We cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form and yet claim to defend the sacredness of every human life.” Speaking about demonstrations in the United States following the killing... Read More

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March 28, 2019

Autonomous weapons systems threaten peace, says Vatican official

The growing use of autonomous weapons systems poses serious risks to global peace and stability, a Vatican representative told a UN meeting in Geneva. “How would autonomous weapons systems be able to respond to the principles of humanity and the dictates of public conscience?” asked Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, the Vatican observer to UN agencies in... Read More

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June 22, 2018

Pope: Individual bishops must decide about Communion in mixed marriages

The question of allowing Protestants married to Catholics to receive Communion at Mass in special cases has to be decided by each individual bishop and cannot be decided by a bishops’ conference, Pope Francis told reporters after a one-day ecumenical journey to Geneva. During an inflight news conference on 21st June, the pope was asked... Read More

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June 22, 2018

Forgiveness turns evil into good, pope tells Catholics in Geneva

At the end of a day dedicated to celebrating 70 years of an ecumenical fellowship forged by the World Council of Churches, Pope Francis turned to the region’s Catholics, reminding them of what lies at the heart of the faith. The Lord’s Prayer “offers us a road map for the spiritual life” by reminding people... Read More

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May 30, 2018

Vatican releases summer schedule of major papal events

Pope Francis will create 14 new cardinals during a late afternoon consistory on 28th June, not on 29th June as he had announced originally. The date change was included in the schedule of papal liturgies through August, which was released by the Vatican on 29th May. The schedule also confirmed that Pope Francis will celebrate... Read More

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May 25, 2018

Everyone must have affordable health care, Vatican official says

Everyone should have access to essential health services and no-one should have to fall into poverty to obtain needed care, a Vatican representative said. “For many poor communities, families and individuals, access to the much-needed health care services remains an unachieved objective,” said Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Vatican observer to UN agencies in Geneva. “We are... Read More

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