Bishop accuses UN troops of rape and abuse
March 13, 2018
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A Central African bishop said UN peacekeepers could be guilty of crimes against humanity
World peace depends on right to life, Pope tells diplomats
January 8, 2018
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The Pope warned against the movement to invent ‘new rights’ that clash with traditional morality
Population control is a ‘false solution’ to world hunger, Pope tells UN
October 17, 2017
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Instead, he said countries should cooperate based on love, fraternity and solidarity
Cafod joins emergency appeal as millions face famine in East Africa
March 15, 2017
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16 million people in four countries face severe hunger
Archbishop appeals for aid for ‘forgotten’ children of Ukraine war
February 22, 2017
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The UN has said almost one million children are in need on assistance
Pope Francis appeals for urgent action to help famine-struck South Sudan
February 22, 2017
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The Pontiff said words alone were not enough to help the people of the African nation
Bishops seek food relief as Kenya declares drought area national disaster
February 15, 2017
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The drought has also affected livestock and wildlife in 23 of Kenya’s 47 counties
Iraqi Christians protest in Lebanon, demanding resettlement
February 14, 2017
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The protest took place outside the UN regional headquarters in Beirut
Poverty is greatest challenge to humanity, says Vatican’s UN nuncio
February 8, 2017
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Archbishop Auza said that the world is now ‘less stable and in desperate need of concrete signs of hope’
The improbable Secretary-General
January 4, 2017
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He’s a practising Catholic who opposes abortion and gay marriage. How on earth has António Guterres been appointed head of the UN?
Pope Francis urges President Assad to end violence in Aleppo
December 13, 2016
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The papal nuncio to Syria delivered a letter from the Pope calling for ‘international humanitarian law to be fully respected’
Vatican calls for efforts to end forced labour at sea
November 22, 2016
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Cardinal Pietro Parolin recommended coordinated international efforts to end exploitation in the fishing industry