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Today Pope Francis delivered the traditional New Year address to the Vatican diplomatic corps, highlighting the problems and challenges he sees as most pressing in what has come to be known as the papal “state of the world” address. Pope Francis addressed the more than 180 ambassadors to the Holy See at the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican; below, via Vatican Radio, is the full text of his remarks. *** Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is now a long-established tradition t...

PA and Arab diplomats at UN in bid to revive peace process Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations Riyad Mansour speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting at UN Headquarters in New York City on 24 July 2018 [Drew Angerer/Getty Images] February 25, 2021 at 11:32 am The Palestinian Authority ambassador and the Council of Arab Ambassadors to the UN continue to meet and have contact with the members of the Middle East Quartet, Security Council and influential countri...

“Xenophobia also causes much of the intolerance, violence, and persecution suffered by an increasing number of people on the basis of their religion or belief,” Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, apostolic nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, said at a recent UN meeting.

February 24, 2021 CWN Editors Note: Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, made his remarks on February 23, during a meeting of the World Trade Organization’s Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage.   Sound Off! CatholicCulture.org supporters weigh in....

The role of the Churches in promoting the U.N. Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty  In an interview with the World Council of Churches the former Permanent Observer to the UN and Other International Organizations in Geneva and to the World Trade Organization reflects on how Churches can get involved in the goal of freeing the world of nuclear weapons. By Lisa Zengarini “The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons heralds in a new era in international law and increasingly in public opinion” Ca...

By Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp During the Angelus on Sunday, 14 February, Pope Francis commented on the Gospel passage in which Jesus cures a leper. In that discourse, the Pope brought attention to the fact that many people today suffer not only from leprosy, but also from other “illnesses and conditions that carry social stigmas with them.”* Some of today’s outcasts Children of priests suffer from one of the “conditions” within the Catholic Church. No one can better describe what th...

“About half of the world’s population still does not use the Internet, in developing countries, rural areas, and other underserved communities,” Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, apostolic nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, said at a UN commission meeting.

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FAO promotes celebration of World Pulses Day FAO promotes celebration of World Pulses Day Rome, Feb 10 (Prensa Latina) The motto Love pulses for a healthy diet and planet , presides over the celebration of World Pulses Day on Wednesday, promoted by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Pulses, also known as legumes, become crucial food for millions of people due to their easy storage, low cost and great nutritional properties, qualities that to date give them a special c...