Abolishing the death penalty worldwide would reflect the brave and hope-filled belief that crime can be dealt with without capital punishment and that a criminal should be given the chance to reform, a top Vatican diplomat told world leaders.
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U.N. declaration on human rights must extend to unborn, says speaker
Robert George, a professor of jurisprudence at Princeton University, suggested in a Sept. 20 talk that although the Universal Declaration of Human Rights doesn’t mention this, its demand for respect for human dignity should even extend to the unborn.
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Everyone must have affordable health care, Vatican official says
The need for universal health care coverage was a major topic at the World Health Assembly meeting.
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Bishop accuses U.N. troops of rape in the Central African Republic
“Women are selling their bodies to the Blue Helmets out of desperation,” said Bishop Juan Aguirre Munoz of Bangassou.
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Christian activists warn of slaughter of Syrian civilians in Afrin
People in and around Afrin are facing the warplanes, tanks, artillery and other heavy weapons of NATO’s second-largest standing army, Turkey.
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UN speakers decry detention for vulnerable migrant, refugee children
U.N. agencies estimate more than 65 million people are currently stateless or forcibly displaced from their countries and 51 percent of them are children.
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Report shows emissions rise as climate talks enter 2nd week
Scientists say new figures show global carbon emissions will reach a record high in 2017.
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Pope Francis meets with ‘The Elders’ delegation to discuss climate change and migration
Pope Francis met with Kofi Annan, the former U.N. secretary-general, and former Irish President Mary Robinson to discuss shared concerns about peace, human rights and climate change.
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Catholic leaders welcome more troops in Central Africa, but want weapons
All but three of the 16 prefectures in the country are still controlled by armed gangs, despite the presence of U.N. peacekeepers.
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Trump administration will shift international aid from UN to faith-based groups
Vice President Mike Pence said that Middle Eastern Christians facing persecution have not been served well by the United Nations.