Tag: international

Nearly 200 nations kick off a virtual UN meeting to finalize what is sure to be a harrowing catalogue of climate change impacts

A disciple of Jesus Christ will “accept the paradox of the Beatitudes,” meaning that “they declare that those who are poor ... are blessed”

The Church grew most rapidly in Asia (1.8%) and Africa (2.1%) and most modestly in Europe (0.3%)

The pope explained that a Jubilee Year is “an event of great spiritual, ecclesial, and social significance in the life of the Church”

“May hatred and violence be stopped so that love and unity can develop more intensely,” said Bishop Aloisio

The cleric said the Chinese Communist Party appears to be using ideological tactics to chip away at the freedom of religion in Hong Kong

Pope Francis recalled a lesson of the COVID-19 pandemic, that illness is “a global and not a merely individual phenomenon”

“I find it unacceptable for human dignity to be ignored, trampled upon, or eliminated entirely. God gave us this dignity."

The former priest said he feels “a prophetic challenge and urge to act, or even a call and duty to enforce the politics of conscience”

Pope Francis said the ethical principle of palliative care is valid not only for Christians but for everyone