(Vatican Radio) The Holy See Press Office has published the official text of the comments made in February by the Holy See delegation to the Concluding Observations of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child from earlier this year. In the remarks, the Holy See reminded the committee the Holy See only exercises…
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met on Friday with leaders of the Focolari movement who are holding their General Assembly at Castel Gandolfo from September 1st to 28th. Half a century on from the Second Vatican Council, he said, they are called, with the whole Church, to follow a new path of evangelisation, witnessing God’s love…
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(Vatican Radio) The Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has addressed the UN Security Council open debate on threats to international peace and security saying that the global cooperation in the fight against terrorism “must also address the root causes upon which international terrorism feeds” . While denouncing the “the dehumanizing impact of terrorism…
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(Vatican Radio) The Office for Papal Liturgical Celebrations has published the calendar of celebrations to be presided by the Holy Father in October. They include: Saturday, October 4, a Vigil of Prayer in preparation of the Synod on the Family, in St. Peter’s Square beginning at 6pm Rome time. October 5, XXVII Sunday of Ordinary…
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(Vatican Radio) The head of the Vatican’s Council for Christian Unity says he regrets that Catholics and Orthodox leaders are unable to give a stronger sign of unity for Christians suffering persecution in the Middle East. Cardinal Kurt Koch has just returned from a meeting in Amman where he served as co-president of the Joint…
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