Pope’s World Peace Day Message to Focus on Hope, Forgiveness
The pope’s World Day of Peace message during the Holy Year 2025 will be inspired by the themes of “hope and forgiveness.”
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Pope Calls for Cease-Fire in Holy Land
Pope Francis calls for a cease-fire in the Holy Land; his foreign minister speaks with Iran’s foreign minister about not escalating conflict.
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Over Five Million Children Orphaned by Pandemic
Researchers determine that worldwide, over 5.2 million children have lost a parent or caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Europeans Turn Out to Transport, Welcome Refugees from Ukraine
Europeans citizens turned out to welcome and help transport a half a million refugees crossing borders to escape Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Nicaragua Revokes Legal Status of Catholic Projects
The Daniel Ortega-controlled national assembly of Nicaragua revokes legal status of Catholic educational and charitable projects.
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Oil Spill in Peru Harms Environment, Livelihoods
Bishop warns that an oil spill fouling 100 miles of shore north of Peru’s capital city endangers both natural habitat and local residents.
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Salvadorans Mark Anniversary of Peace Accords
Salvadorans celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1992 signing of the peace accords ending their country’s 12-year civil war.
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Catholics from Afghanistan Wait in ‘Purgatory’ for Visas
Catholic refugees from Afghanistan wait in limbo in a refugee camp in the United Arab Emirates, hoping to to be resettled.
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Honduran Human Rights Activist Assassinated
Assassination of indigenous human rights activist and pastoral agent Pablo Isabel Hernández in Honduras provokes international outcry.
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Archbishop Urges Nuclear Disarmament
Archbishop Wester of Santa Fe urges renewed commitment to peace with the goal of eliminating...
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Chaplain Still Counseling Police One Year After Capitol Insurrection
A year since the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, a Catholic chaplain still sees pain and mental stress among metropolitan police officers.
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Organization Seeks Information on Untold Number of Missing Migrants
Project records more than 45,000 people missing and presumed dead in the process of migrating since 2014 — a fraction of true total.
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