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2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: St Peter's Square is seen on the day of St Peter's Basilica's full reopening as the Vatican eases measures put in place during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Vatican, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The charity arm of the Vatican and Roman Catholic Church urged the United Nations on Friday to hold a Security Council meeting to designate the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines as a global security issue. An appeal by two senior Vatican cardinals and the secretary-general of Caritas Internationalis (CI) said rich na...

Vatican City, Apr 18, 2018 / 10:58 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has reportedly rejected a plan approved by the German bishops’ conference to publish guidelines permitting non-Catholic spouses of Catholics to receive the Eucharist in some limited circumstances. Austrian news site kath.net has reported that Vatican sources say the CDF, with papal approval, has suspended the German bishops’ proposed plan, and sources close to the congregation have confirmed this to CNA. It is not clear whether the Vatican has asked the bishops’ conference to modify th...

In  To Heal the World Pope Francis offers an invitation to join him on a "pilgrimage" inspired by the Gospel, with the theological virtues of faith, hope and charity as "beacons". It is a journey that will help us to deal with the crisis which has highlighted our vulnerabilities, so that it may become an opportunity to build a more just world where we care of one another. It is in this spirit that Cardinal Peter K. Turkson, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, authored the book’s preface. The volume presents the words of Pope Francis on the coronavirus...

February 01, 2021 CWN Editor's Note: Following his January 31 Angelus address, Pope Francis echoed the Dicastery for Integral Human Development’s message. “I express my closeness to those who suffer from this disease, and I encourage the missionaries, health care workers and volunteers who are engaged in their service,” the Pope said. “I hope that the leaders of nations will unite in their efforts to treat those suffering from Hansen’s disease and to ensure their social inclusion.” The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). Ab...

VATICAN CITY: Card. Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson released a message on January 31, Sunday to mark the the 68th World Day for Leprosy Sufferers (Hansen's Disease). The theme of the message, "Beat Leprosy”, wants to affirm that "leprosy is treatable, that the human encounter can eliminate stigma and that mental well-being is an essential part of integral health". According to data from the World Health Organization, in 2020 there were 200,000 new leprosy sufferers in the world, but "millions of people live with some form of disability as a result of leprosy". The Prefect of the Dicastery for In...