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Major Archbishop says all Ukrainians should remember the Holodomor genocide

Speaking at Ukraine’s National Museum of the Holodomor, the head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said, "honoring the victims of the genocide is not only a matter for the state but also for every Ukrainian."

Philippines archdiocese to hold prayer rally to oppose legalizing divorce

Catholics in one city of the Philippines are holding a prayer rally to oppose the legalization of divorce in the country.

Pope appoints Concetta Brescia Morra member of the ASIF Council

Pope Francis has appointed Dr. Concetta Brescia Morra, a leading economics expert, as a Council member of the Vatican’s Supervisory and Financial Information Authority (ASIF), replacing Dr. Antonella Sciarrone Alibrandi, who has been appointed as a judge of the Italian Constitutional Court.

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Sierra Leone: “Kush” is killing our children on the streets –Holy Rosary Sisters fighting to rescue them

The Holy Rosary Sisters in Sierra Leone express concern for the future of the country, given the devastating consequences of the synthetic drug known as Kush ruining the country's youth.

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African faith leaders join pleas for Jubilee debt forgiveness

Christian and Muslim African religious leaders address a joint statement to the G20, G7, United Nations, IMF and World Bank calling for debt relief for Africa in view of the 2025 Jubilee of Hope.

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Some 400 children die of rising heat across Europe and Central Asia

A new report issued by the UN's Children's Fund, UNICEF, reveals that nearly 400 children were killed in 2021, alone, across Europe and Central Asia, as drastically-increasing temperatures threaten the lives of the youngest and most vulnerable.

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Maronite Bishop in Lebanon says people praying for peace, offering help

Maronite Bishop Munir Khairallah of the Diocese of Batroun, Lebanon, describes the situation there as tensions grow between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militiamen in the south, while the local church prays for peace and helps some 100,000 refugees who have fled the area.

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Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith recognizes ‘Trinity Fount of Mercy’ messages

The Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith sends a letter, approved by the Pope, to the cardinal bishop of Como granting the ‘nulla osta’ regarding spiritual experiences at the Sanctuary of Maccio.

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Spirituality: a vital factor in Positive Mental Health

Spirituality and Full Consciousness: Paths to Well-Being” was one of the panels at the international conference on ‘Positive Mental Health’, organised by the Cabo Verde Ministry of Health. The meeting took place over the weekend in Cabo Verde’s city of Praia. Fr. Gilson Frede was one of the speakers on the panel.

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Holy See expresses 'deep concern’ over growth in nuclear rhetoric

Speaking at a meeting at the UN’s Geneva headquarters, Archbishop Ettore Balestrero warns of the “existential threat” posed by nuclear weapons.

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