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  Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto as a member of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Human Integral Development. His appointment was contained in a letter to Bishop Kukah dated 11th December 2020, and signed by His Eminence, Peter Cardinal Turkson, the Prefect of the Dicastery. A statement by the Director, Social Communications, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, St. Bakhita Catholic Secretariat, Rev. Fr Christopher Omotosho, says that by this appointment, Bishop Kukah will join other members of the Dicastery drawn from different regions of the...

Religion Meets Climate Change CLIMATE POLITICS--Global warming is the biggest challenge of all time. It impacts every living species. However, the inherent dangers are very difficult to comprehend, as such, people brush it off as one more issue in life that will somehow be handled, fixed, no worries, human ingenuity will prevail.  But, what if it’s not that simple?  Stuart Scott, executive producer of Facing Future.TV, which is part of United Planet Faith & Science Initiative (UPFSI.org) founded by Stuart, knows better than almost anybody that it’s not that simple.  He is one o...

POPE FRANCIS "I would like to express my closeness to the people of Central America, hit by strong hurricanes. In particular, I recall the Island of San Andrés, Providencia, and Santa Catalina, as well as the Pacific coast of the north of Colombia. I pray for all the countries who are suffering as a result of these disasters." The pope is familiar with the problems of the Colombian island territory and invited Efraín Sanmiguel, a journalist and activist from the Raizal community, to a private audience. He is currently studying in France. From there, he is developing social programs to be ap...

Sexual violence being used as weapon of war in eastern Congo Dec 24, 2020 author In this July 16, 2019, file photo, Congolese soldiers patrol the streets of Beni, Congo. (Credit: Jerome Delay/AP.) Conflict in the South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has caused “pervasive” gender-based violence, according to Catholic aid groups. YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Conflict in the South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has caused “pervasive” gender-based violence, according to Catholic aid groups. South Kivu is in eastern Congo, and borders both Rwanda and...

Dec. 22, 2020 Catholic News Service CLEVELAND -- Extreme global temperatures, wildfires and hurricanes continued to plague the planet during 2020, prompting U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to appeal to the world to end its "war on nature." In a speech at Columbia University Dec. 2, Guterres warned that continued growth in fossil fuel extraction and usage would feed a growing cycle of warming that will place all of humanity in danger. "The state of the planet is broken. Humanity is waging war on nature. This is suicidal," he said. Guterres' concern emerged as the World Meteoro...