As “billions of people worldwide still live without safely managed drinking water and sanitation,” the United Nations General Assembly will gather in New York from 22 to 24 March to “achieve the internationally agreed water-related goals and targets”

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Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Vatican Observer to the UN in New York, addresses the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and says that ongoing racism in our societies can be eradicated by promoting a true culture of encounter.

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Ahead of Wednesday’s General Audience, Pope Francis solemnly blessed a “Voice of the Unborn” Bell, which will eventually peal in the Cathedral of Lusaka, Zambia.

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A year after he consecrated Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pope Francis urges believers to never tire of "consecrating the cause of peace to the Queen of Peace."

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Marking World Water Day Pope Francis reminds us that water is a primary necessity that must never be wasted, abused or serve as grounds for war.

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Pope Francis continues his weekly catechesis at his General Audience and urges all those present to re-read Saint Paul VI's Apostolic Exhortation "Evangelii nuntiandi", as each person goes forth in their journey of evangelizing and evangelization.

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Pope Francis continues his weekly catechesis at his General Audience and urges all those present to re-read Saint Paul VI's Apostolic Exhortation "Evangelii nuntiandi", as each person goes forth in their journey of evangelizing and evangelization.

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Conrad Hilton is not only known for the hotel chain that bears his name. Because of him, and the legacy he left on his death, thousands, if not millions, of people have been helped through the grants the Hilton Foundation provides to women religious the world over.

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Film director Estevão Ciavatta’s 3D experience, with the expert guidance of an indigenous chief, takes the viewer on an extraordinary journey through the world's largest rainforest threatened by mankind and climate change. The purpose: to raise awareness about its breathtaking beauty, to bring people closer together, to encourage them to care for this piece of Creation

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Donors at a European Union-led conference pledge seven billion euros to help to rebuild Türkiye and Syria after last month’s devastating earthquakes.

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Vatican Observatory Foundation announces astronomers from the Leibniz-Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) and the Vatican Observatory (VO) teamed up to spectroscopically survey more than 1000 bright stars which are suspected to host their own exoplanets.

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Following a series of attacks on Christian sites in Jerusalem, including the latest at the Church of Gethsemane, the World Council of Churches joins appeals to protect holy sites.

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A new film, "Santiago: The Camino Within", will be released on 28 March 2023. As the director explains, it aims to inspire people to break free from the noise of daily life and to embrace evangelisation on a life-changing pilgrimage.

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Addressing the UN's council on Human Rights, the Vatican representative of the Holy See's Permanent Mission to the United Nations highlights the ongoing plight of people being persecuted for their religious beliefs.

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The Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development announces the theme of this year’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees focused on the right to choose migration as an option for livelihood and personal development.

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The death toll from Cyclone Freddy that hit southern Malawi on 12 March continues to climb. As of Monday, it reached 447 and almost 300 people are still missing. Almost 350,000 people have been displaced. The Jesuit Centre for Ecology and Development, is calling for support and disaster prevention.

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Catholic aid charity Cafod and Christian Aid say new budget fails again to deliver the finance urgently needed by poor countries, while significantly increasing military expenditure.

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Montenegro's long-serving incumbent will face a political newcomer in a runoff presidential election next month amid political turmoil. No one won in the first round of voting on Sunday at a time of uncertainty over the future direction of the small Balkan nation.

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As the Continental Stage of the Synod in Latin America draws to a close, we speak with Fr Ricardo González, a member of the drafting committee of the synod synthesis document.

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Following an attack on Sunday by two Israeli radicals in the church where the Tomb of the Virgin Mary lies, Patriarch Theophilus III of Jerusalem urges for a better protection of Christians in the Holy Land and their holy places.

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