Christian communicators can bring hope to world in crisis, pope says

It is important to have Christian media that provide quality coverage of the life of the Church and that are capable of forming people’s consciences, Pope Francis said. Professional Christian communicators “must be heralds of hope and trust in the future. Because only when the future is welcomed as something positive and possible does the... Read More

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August 29, 2020

Here’s how to solo travel the world

More people are choosing to explore in their own company. Play safe and you can have a great time, writes Sarah Marshall. For many people lockdown led to loneliness – but for others it sparked enthusiasm for spending time alone. That emerging trend is playing out in travel bookings, with more of us choosing future... Read More

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July 7, 2020

Too few countries set objective to eradicate homelessness, says Scotland’s First Minister

Too few countries around the world have set a clear objective to eradicate homelessness and rough sleeping, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Scotland’s First Minister praised events like the Homeless World Cup (HWC) for its “powerful combination” of bringing a strong community spirit and wanting greater equality for people. Ms Sturgeon was speaking in a video... Read More

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July 2, 2020

Listen and respond to modern world, Vatican panel tells Catholic media

When Vatican communication leaders met virtually with US and Canadian Catholic journalists and communication leaders, they urged the group to keep up their work, think of new ways to have a broader reach and not get weighed down by society’s current polarisation. “We have something to bring” to the modern world “and a huge amount... Read More

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June 22, 2020

One Mass celebrated every 23 seconds for charity’s supporters

By John Newton Mass was celebrated roughly every 23 seconds somewhere around the world in 2019 for the intentions of a Catholic charity’s supporters. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) sends stipends from its benefactors to help priests where the Church is suffering or in dire need. According to ACN’s recently-released international annual report... Read More

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June 10, 2020

Hope in post-pandemic world can only be achieved together, cardinal says

The mandate given by Pope Francis to the Vatican’s coronavirus commission was to prepare a future full of hope amid chaos and uncertainty, Cardinal Peter Turkson said. In a livestreamed meeting with Vatican Media journalists on 9th June, Cardinal Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, said the pope’s words to “prepare... 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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May 5, 2020

In new biography, Pope Benedict says world threatened by humanism

In a newly published biography, Retired Pope Benedict XVI said the Catholic Church is threatened by a ‘worldwide dictatorship of seemingly humanist ideologies’. He cited same-sex marriage, abortion and the ‘creation of humans in the laboratory’ as examples. The retired pope, 93, said: ‘Modern society is in the process of formulating an anti-Christian creed, and... Read More

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April 22, 2020

Bishop welcomes figures showing a continued decrease in executions around the world

Bishop Declan Lang has welcomed figures showing a continued decrease in executions around the world and repeated calls for the UK government to help continue momentum towards global abolition of the death penalty. Speaking following the release of figures which showed a further five per cent drop in recorded executions last year, Bishop Lang, who... Read More

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