Pope: Failure to remember Holocaust will lead world down same path

Remembering the Holocaust and its victims is not only an act of solidarity but also serves as a warning to humanity that such horrors could happen again, Pope Francis said. Before concluding his weekly general audience today, 27th January, the pope marked the observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day by calling on the world to “remember... Read More

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November 23, 2020

Anti-Semitism is inhuman, contradicts Christian values, says cardinal

Combatting anti-Semitism requires condemning hatred and working with people of faith to promote peace, respect and religious freedom, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state. “The Holy See considers that, along with a living memory of what happened in the past, interreligious dialogue is an indispensable tool to combat anti-Semitism,” he said during an... Read More

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September 9, 2020

Legal challenge over Holocaust memorial reaches High Court

A legal challenge over Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick’s handling of the planning application for the Government’s proposed national Holocaust memorial has reached the High Court. The London Historic Parks and Gardens Trust is seeking a judicial review of the Government’s decision making process for the planned Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens... Read More

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July 2, 2020

Respect and understanding can defeat racism and bigotry, US archbishop says

While America grapples with racism and bigotry and other social ills, Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said people must reach out to one another, learn about others different from themselves and rediscover that all religions teach that hatred is wrong. “Ignorance of the other is the soil in which hatred and bigotry grow,” he said.... Read More

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May 13, 2020

UN chief urges faith leaders to challenge harmful coronavirus messages

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged religious leaders to challenge “inaccurate and harmful messages” fuelling ethno-nationalism, stigma, hate speech and conflict amid the coronavirus pandemic. The UN chief warned a video meeting on the role of faith leaders in addressing the challenges of Covid-19 that “extremists and radical groups are seeking to exploit eroding... Read More

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March 9, 2020

Ex-child refugee says modern leaders are using migrants as pawns

A woman who fled to Britain as a child during the Second World War has accused political leaders of using refugees as “pawns”. Holocaust education campaigner Ruth Barnett described her heartbreak at recent “awful” scenes of hostility towards migrants in Greece, and hit out at the UK government for “going back on their word” to... Read More

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January 27, 2020

Remembering Holocaust is ‘a duty,’ pope says

Pope Francis said remembering the millions of men, women and children who perished in the Holocaust is a call for the world today to reflect and commit to not repeating the atrocities of the past. Speaking to pilgrims in St Peter’s Square on 26th January, the pope said that “in the face of this immense... Read More

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January 7, 2020

Prince Charles to visit Bethlehem

The Prince of Wales will visit Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ, and honour those who died in the Holocaust during his first official tour of Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Clarence House has announced. Charles’ tour – the highest-level visit by a member of the monarchy to Israel and the Palestinian areas – will... Read More

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