“Human flourishing requires meeting basic needs such as food, water, shelter, together with quality healthcare and education and also freedom.”
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(OSV News) — As atrocities against civilians surge globally, the Vatican’s top diplomat to the United Nations stressed the crucial need for both prevention and accountability — and the vital …
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Pope Leo spoke to members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See in the Vatican Apostolic Palace Jan. 9.
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The emergency U.N. session also included the passage of a resolution demanding the safe return of thousands of abducted Ukrainian children.
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(OSV News) — With human trafficking on the rise globally, the Vatican’s diplomatic mission to the United Nations is highlighting concerns for child victims and refugees — while warning of technological …
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On Nov. 17, the U.N. Security Council voted 13-0 in favor of the U.S.-backed “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict,” with Russia and China abstaining.
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“In the so-called green zone of the COP30, numerous priests, sisters and lay Catholics will also take part in activities concerning the climate crisis debates.”
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Government officials, scientists, business leaders, activists and others from over 190 nations will gather for the U.N.’s COP30 Nov. 10-21 in Belém, Brazil.
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The vastness of outer space offers “immense opportunity” for “cooperation and scientific discovery,” but that also brings with it “great responsibility.”
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“The cries of those in need and in vulnerable situations, especially children, are coming from too many places around the world.”
