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singapore Grace Fu named among Time's 100 most influential climate leaders of 2025
SINGAPORE - Minister for Sustainability and Environment Grace Fu has made it to the Time100 Climate 2025 list, which highlights the most influential leaders driving business climate action. Fu, who is also Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations,...
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Grace Fu named among Time’s 100 most influential climate leaders of 2025
SINGAPORE - Minister for Sustainability and Environment Grace Fu has made it to the Time100 Climate 2025 list, which highlights the most influential leaders driving business climate action. Ms Fu, who is also Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations,...
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Vatican Delegation to Visit Indonesia in December 2025 to Advance Istiqlal Declaration
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar announced that a Vatican delegation is scheduled to visit Indonesia in December 2025. This trip serves as a follow-up to the Istiqlal Declaration signed in September...
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Indonesia, Vatican pledge to turn Istiqlal Declaration into action
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia and the Holy See have pledged to turn the Istiqlal Declaration into concrete actions, and Vatican officials will visit Indonesia in December to discuss the plan, Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar said. "We...
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From Vatican II to today: Education and Pope Leo XIV
More than an anniversary document, "Disegnare nuove mappe di speranza" is a manifesto for formation in a fragmented age. When Pope Paul VI approved Gravissimum educationis at the close of Vatican II, he reframed education as a human right and a...
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Vatican cardinal addresses Christian genocide claim: "We should also recognise"
The Vatican secretary of state, Pietro Parolin, has condemned the allegations that Christians are the ones being targeted by terrorist groups Parolin explained that the insecurity in the country was a result of social decadence and that the...
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President meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Apostolic Palace
[ Source: Fiji Government / Facebook ] President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, held an audience with Pope Leo XIV (16th) at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City yesterday, marking a significant milestone in Fiji’s relationship with the Holy See. The...
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Cardinal Parolin: Vatican Children's Hospital welcomes war-zone patients
The Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin speaks about the importance of combining research and care and praises the Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital for its work during a conference at the facility on Tuesday, October 28. By Lorena Leonardi...
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The Vatican's voice of reason on AI
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The Jakarta Post
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ith artificial intelligence (AI) knocking us from our bearings, many are wondering what place humans will have in a technological revolution that is already underway. Societies are dividing, economic models are faltering and politicians are...
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Vatican Says Nigeria’s Killings Not One Sided
Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, World News Sunday, October 26th, 2025 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, has refuted claims that the attacks in the north affect only...
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Would the Vatican Baptise an Alien? Pope Leo's Astronomer Shocks with 'Yes' as Faith Faces ET Question
Scientists have long wondered if there is such a thing as life beyond Earth and what might happen when such aliens make their way to our planet. One answer comes from the newly appointed astronomer by Pope Leo, saying that any aliens who come to...
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Vatican’s UN Representative Emphasizes Importance of Human Dignity in Time of Division
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The Heights - Massachusetts
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The world’s smallest country is making a big impact on the global stage—championing peace and human connection when the world needs them more than ever, according to Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Vatican’s permanent observer to the United...
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King Charles III and Pope Leo XIV Worship Together in Historic Vatican Service
VATICAN CITY - October 23, 2025 - In a moment steeped in history and symbolism, King Charles III of the United Kingdom joined Pope Leo XIV in a joint worship service at the Vatican, marking the first time in nearly 500 years that a reigning...
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'Nigerian Muslims Also Victims', Says Vatican Cardinal, Dismissing Christian Genocide Claims
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Nigerian Eye
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Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, has dismissed the notion that Nigeria’s insecurity is primarily a religious conflict, attributing it instead to social factors. Speaking in Rome on Tuesday during the presentation of a religious...
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King Charles leaves public in shock after quiet move at Vatican revealed
King Charles sparks public backlash after quiet move at Vatican revealed King Charles, along with Queen Camilla, made history last week when he visited The Holy See to meet Pope Leo XIV for the first time and achieved a rare milestone. During the...
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Nigerian Muslims victim of genocide — Vatican cardinal
Vatican secretary of state, Pietro Parolin, has downplayed the widely posited religious angle in Nigeria’s insecurity challenge, saying the attacks stem from social causes. Parolin spoke on Tuesday in Rome on the sidelines of the presentation of a...
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Vatican II vision for Christian education still inspires Catholic school renewal at 60
It’s among the shortest and perhaps least controversial of the Second Vatican Council’s 16 documents — four constitutions, nine decrees, and three declarations — and yet, it remains a touchstone for all the documents that followed concerning...
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Vatican report on sexual abuse in the Church demands tougher sanctions
A VATICAN commission has warned that Roman Catholic leaders are still not doing enough to combat sexual abuse in the Church, and has demanded tougher sanctions against those responsible and fairer reparations for their victims. “The Church bears a...
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‘Nigerian Muslims are also victims’ — Vatican secretary of state addresses Christian genocide claim
Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, has downplayed the widely posited religious angle in Nigeria’s insecurity challenge, saying the attacks stem from social causes. Parolin spoke on Tuesday in Rome on the sidelines of the presentation of a...
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VATICAN - "Migration, a pilgrimage of hope": Theology's contribution to understanding the migration phenomenon
Thursday, 23 October 2025 ASCS Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Millions of people forced to leave their homes due to conflict, poverty and climate change. In this complex global scenario, theology plays a crucial role in the study of migration,...
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