Posted on 05/31/2023 04:01 AM ()
Indonesia’s gradual decline in digital freedom concerns Southeast Asian lawmakers as the country approaches its general elections in 2024.
Posted on 05/31/2023 03:03 AM ()
Sister Benilda Quimio, a Filipina vocation director of the Congregation of the Sister Ministers of the Infirm of St. Camillus in the Philippines, highlights the vital role of healthcare in the lives of people and explains why nurturing life is important in the communities.
Posted on 05/31/2023 02:58 AM ()
Unicef warns that the climate crisis has led to severe drought and sudden flooding in Somalia leaving hundreds of thousands of people in need of humanitarian assistance.
Posted on 05/31/2023 00:04 AM ()
Following on its agreement with the Dicastery for Evangelisation, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Dicastery for Clergy. The latest agreement aims at guaranteeing reception spaces for survivors, futher developing the indications of the “Ratio Nationalis”, and implementing permanent training for priests.
Posted on 05/30/2023 08:28 AM ()
Dr Ungunmerr Baumann, one of Australia’s most respected Aboriginal leaders, will meet with Pope Francis and other senior Vatican figures, and unveil a new artwork at the Vatican Museums.
Posted on 05/30/2023 07:56 AM ()
After nearly a month of sectarian violence in Manipur State, the North East India Regional Bishops’ Council urges the two communities to find ways of peaceful coexistence and reconciliation by making “concessions in view of the common good”.
Posted on 05/30/2023 07:00 AM ()
The Pope Video message, entrusted to the entire Catholic Church through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, is an appeal for "the abolition of torture in all of its forms throughout the world."
Posted on 05/30/2023 04:15 AM ()
Social media is a way for the Church to be among the people, and work toward the common good, not about compromising the truth to gain followers or 'likes,' says Dr Paolo Ruffini. The Prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication was speaking with Vatican News after presenting the Dicastery’s new theological and pastoral document reflection on social media, titled “Towards Full Presence. A Pastoral Reflection on Engagement with Social Media." (#FullyPresent).
Posted on 05/30/2023 03:30 AM ()
Pressure mounts on fossil fuel industries as multisectoral organizations hold them responsible for pollution and worsening climate hazards in the Philippines.
Posted on 05/30/2023 02:43 AM ()
In a message for the launch of the Family Global Compact, Pope Francis gives his support to the initiative that aims to bring the pastoral care of families into dialogue with centres of study and research on the family in Catholic universities around the world.
