Glasgow was meant to deliver what Paris had begun. Instead, as its last days ground on, discontent and disappointment were rising.
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Will God answer our prayers about climate change? Catholics in Glasgow await an urgent climate meeting
Will God answer the many prayers raised for COP26 in countless places of worship worldwide this weekend? Will the planet’s leaders accept what they must do?
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Pope Francis’ friendship with the Grand Imam of Al Azhar inspired the new International Day of Human Fraternity
The United Nations General Assembly decided unanimously that Feb. 4 be observed each year as the International Day of Human Fraternity, starting in 2021.
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Archbishop Tomasi has led the Vatican’s fight against nuclear weapons. Pope Francis is making him a Cardinal.
It was with his colleagues in disarmament dialogues that he found the signature issue of his last years in diplomatic service, nuclear weapons abolition.
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World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize as hunger surges
The committee also said it hopes the prize will highlight the need to strengthen global solidarity and cooperation in an era of go-it-alone nationalism.
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Pope Francis delivers speech to United Nations about how to build a post-COVID world
Pope Francis insisted that addressing the pandemic and building a more just and equitable world involves looking at every aspect of national and international life.
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Pope Francis to take his post-pandemic pleas to global stage
Pope Francis began a series of general audience talks Aug. 5 about the principles of Catholic social teaching that can help the world recover from the pandemic and move forward in a way that is better for human beings and for the environment.
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Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. from WHO ‘deeply regrettable,’ CHA says
The U.S. should be “leading a coordinated global response to protect the lives of millions of people around the world,” the Catholic Health Association said.
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Vatican: More must be done to protect rights, dignity of refugees
The Vatican was committed to discussing solutions to “mass migration and refugee movements, with the goal of preserving human lives and dignity, alleviating suffering and advancing an authentic and integral development.”
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Franciscan brother in Kenya named U.N. Person of the Year in Africa
He received the award during United Nations Day celebrations in Nairobi on Oct. 24.