• El Papa: políticos, protejan la dignidad humana de las amenazas de la tecnología
    El Papa: políticos, protejan la dignidad humana de las amenazas de la tecnología
    August 27, 2021
    El Papa Francisco ha encontrado este día a los miembros de la Red Internacional de Legisladores Católicos y les ha comunicado los temas que le preocupan: pornografía infantil, robo de datos, redes sociales: necesidad de una legislación cuidadosa para guiar la evolución y la aplicación de la tecnología para el bien común.
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  • Philippine diocese's 40-day fasting, penance amid Covid-19
    Philippine diocese's 40-day fasting, penance amid Covid-19
    August 27, 2021
    The spiritual campaign in Zamboanga Archdiocese, October 13 to November 21, will help the faithful come closer to those who are hit by the pandemic and its effects.
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  • El Salvador sets date for four beatifications in January
    El Salvador sets date for four beatifications in January
    August 27, 2021
    El Salvador has set a Jan. 22 date for the beatifications of Jesuit Father Rutilio Grande, Franciscan Father Cosme Spessotto and two laymen, the Salvadoran bishops' conference announced Aug. 27.
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  • Catholic Church in Ethiopia suspends emergency response in Tigray
    Catholic Church in Ethiopia suspends emergency response in Tigray
    August 27, 2021
    The Catholic Church in Ethiopia has suspended emergency delivery of aid in Tigray, following the escalation of fighting and tensions in the region in the country's north.
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  • High court says eviction moratorium illegal, alarming Catholic Charities CEO
    High court says eviction moratorium illegal, alarming Catholic Charities CEO
    August 27, 2021
    A national eviction moratorium that protected millions of Americans who have fallen behind on rent payments is unconstitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.
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  • Missionary Servants' charism is to serve 'entangled portion of vineyard'
    Missionary Servants' charism is to serve 'entangled portion of vineyard'
    August 27, 2021
    A U.S.-founded religious order dedicated to serving the spiritually abandoned and empowering the laity, the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity, turned 100 this year.
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  • UPDATE: Pope meets with genocide survivor who inspired his Iraq trip
    UPDATE: Pope meets with genocide survivor who inspired his Iraq trip
    August 27, 2021
    Pope Francis held a private audience with Nadia Murad, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and survivor of the Islamic State-led genocide in Iraq, Aug. 26 at the Vatican.
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  • UPDATE: Roots of Peace founder fears for her nearly 400 employees in Afghanistan
    UPDATE: Roots of Peace founder fears for her nearly 400 employees in Afghanistan
    August 27, 2021
    Roots of Peace founder Heidi Kuhn is on a deadline-driven, life-or-death mission to get her nearly 400 employees out of Afghanistan by Aug. 31.
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  • Italian priest recounts harrowing escape from Kabul
    Italian priest recounts harrowing escape from Kabul
    August 27, 2021
    Although Barnabite Father Giovanni Scalese, head of the Catholic mission in Afghanistan, found himself back in his native Italy after the fall of the Afghan capital, his thoughts remained on the church he was forced to leave behind.
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  • Protect human dignity from high-tech threats, pope tells Catholic lawmakers
    Protect human dignity from high-tech threats, pope tells Catholic lawmakers
    August 27, 2021
    Lawmakers need to regulate and develop sound policies regarding today's digital technology, specifically targeting the problems of child pornography, personal data violations, cyber attacks on critical infrastructures and fake news, Pope Francis told Catholic and Christian legislators.
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  • Vaccine mandates open door for bishops to discern an appropriate action
    Vaccine mandates open door for bishops to discern an appropriate action
    August 27, 2021
    The rise in coronavirus vaccine mandates around the country, including at Catholic diocesan offices, hospitals and universities, has prompted a parallel increase in interest in a vaccine exemption template letter developed by the National Catholic Bioethics Center.
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  • New Sculpture installment at the Mary Undoer of Knots Shrine on Mount Lemmon
    New Sculpture installment at the Mary Undoer of Knots Shrine on Mount Lemmon
    August 27, 2021
    The Mary Undoer of Knots Shrine on Mt. Lemmon has now installed their newest sculpture. It depicts the Theophany which is known in the Western Catholic Church as the Epiphany. It is placed on the baptismal font that runs through the ghrotto. 
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  • Obispos México: urge cuidar a niños, niñas y adolescentes de forma integral
    Obispos México: urge cuidar a niños, niñas y adolescentes de forma integral
    August 26, 2021
    El episcopado mexicano publicó un mensaje, este 23 de agosto, dirigido a la comunidad educativa toda, en el que presentan puntos de reflexión para el necesario discernimiento de los padres y madres de familia, directivos, maestros y alumnos, frente al próximo ciclo escolar 2021-2022.
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  • Bolivia. La Iglesia propone cumbre nacional para una reforma judicial
    Bolivia. La Iglesia propone cumbre nacional para una reforma judicial
    August 26, 2021
    Este 25 de agosto el presidente de la Conferencia Episcopal Boliviana (CEB), monseñor Ricardo Centellas, propuso una cumbre nacional para que se pueda hacer posible una reforma judicial. La Iglesia – ofrece el prelado – puede acompañar el proceso de un cambio en el sistema judicial, en el caso de que se diera
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  • Oriente Medio y Norte de África ante la Semana Mundial del Agua
    Oriente Medio y Norte de África ante la Semana Mundial del Agua
    August 26, 2021
    Según el nuevo informe de UNICEF sobre Oriente Medio y el Norte de África, 9 de cada 10 niños de la región viven en zonas con un estrés hídrico de alto a extremadamente alto
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  • La hermana Smerilli secretaria interina del Dicasterio para el Desarrollo Humano
    La hermana Smerilli secretaria interina del Dicasterio para el Desarrollo Humano
    August 26, 2021
    La religiosa, Alessandra Smerilli, subsecretaria desde marzo de 2021, asume temporalmente las funciones desempeñadas hasta julio por monseñor Bruno Duffé y hasta ahora por el sacerdote argentino Augusto Zampini, quien vuelve a prestar servicio en su diócesis.
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  • UNICEF: Children in Middle East/North Africa threatened by water scarcity
    UNICEF: Children in Middle East/North Africa threatened by water scarcity
    August 26, 2021
    A recently-released UNICEF report for World Water Week warns of the unprecedented impact and scale of water scarcity on children in the Middle East and North Africa, where 9 out of 10 children live in areas of high-water stress with negative consequences on their health and development.
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  • Dr. Lorna Gold: Protection of our common home is essential to Christian faith
    Dr. Lorna Gold: Protection of our common home is essential to Christian faith
    August 26, 2021
    In an interview with Vatican News, the president of the Laudato Si’ Movement Board of Directors, Dr. Lorna Gold, reflects on the importance of joint efforts in promoting care for our common home, and invites everyone to sign a petition ahead of the COP26 conference in November to urge world leaders to take action for God’s creation.
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  • Catholic charity provides urgent assistance to Haiti
    Catholic charity provides urgent assistance to Haiti
    August 26, 2021
    The Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need is assisting families worst affected by the recent earthquake and floods in Haiti
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  • The challenge of sexual abuse: What has happened since the February 2019 Summit
    The challenge of sexual abuse: What has happened since the February 2019 Summit
    August 26, 2021
    In February 2019, Pope Francis invited the presidents of every episcopal conference to the Vatican for a Meeting on the Protection of Minors in the Church to address the issue of the sexual abuse of minors by members of the clergy. A similar meeting focusing on the region of Central and Eastern Europe will take place in Warsaw from September 19-22. In this article, Fr Federico Lombardi puts this regional meeting into the context of the Church journey thus far.
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