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Vatican Radio participates in European Broadcasting Summit in London
Vatican News
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June 30, 2025
From 2 to 4 July, the BBC headquarters in London host the 94th General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), marking the organisation's 75th anniversary. Vatican Radio, a founding member of the EBU, will be represented by Alessandro...
Vatican defends science from politics, ideology and misinformation
Religion News Service
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June 30, 2025
(RNS) — Around the world, we are “witnessing an alarming rise in attempts to discredit, politicize or suppress scientific knowledge,” the Vatican says in a new (June 16) Pontifical Academy of Sciences document defending the freedom of science....
To Tackle Ghana’s Challenges, Vatican-based Cardinal Calls for “true awakening of fraternal solidarity”
ACI Africa
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July 3, 2025
“We do not yield to despair; rather, we embrace the values of our own past and the religions and faiths we pursue, and formulate the types of solutions and situations that best help us all achieve our common good,” he said. Cardinal Turkson went...
Turkey’s first lady meets Pope Leo XIV in Vatican
BNE Intellinews
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Turkey’s first lady, Emine Erdogan (@EmineErdogan), has met with Pope Leo XIV (@Pontifex) in the Vatican, the country’s presidency said on July 2. The meeting was held during Erdogan’s visit to attend the “Fraternal Economy Session on Ethical...
Catholic bishops from the Global South urge bold climate action ahead of COP30
Eco-Business
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July 4, 2025
Catholic bishops representing more than 800 million people across the Global South, for the first time in history, issued a joint statement demanding an “ambitious implementation” of the Paris Agreement. “Ten years since the publication of Laudato...
Losing confidence in Carney’s willingness to prioritize action on the climate crisis
Canada's National Observer
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July 3, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has described the Trump administration’s economic and political disruption of the international order as game-changing. His efforts to manage this transition internationally and domestically are occurring in the context...
A new Catholic Mass prays the world halts climate change
West Central Tribune - Minnesota
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July 3, 2025
VATICAN CITY — A new rite published Thursday by the Vatican will allow priests to celebrate a Mass to exhort Catholics to exercise care for the Earth, in the latest push by the 1.4-billion-member global Church to address global climate change. For...
Enough of Ignoring “those on the front line of climate collapse”: SECAM President on Joint Call for “climate justice”
ACI Africa
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July 3, 2025
He appealed for “an economy that is not based on the sacrifice of African populations to enrich others”. “Africa wants to contribute to a future of justice and peace for all mankind”, SECAM President said at the July 1 press conference. The press...
Pope appoints Pizzaballa and Mathieu to Vatican’s interreligious dialogue office
Catholic News Agency
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July 4, 2025
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 4, 2025 / 07:00 am Here’s a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Pope appoints Pizzaballa and Mathieu to Vatican’s interreligious dialogue office Pope Leo XIV on July 3...
Pope calls for concrete actions to protect environment
Catholic News
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July 3, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has followed the lead of Pope Francis in calling for greater environmental action (Pixabay/kalexander73) Ravaging the earth and creating environmental injustices are not what God had in mind when he entrusted creation to humanity,...
Pope Leo XIV approves new Mass centered on care for the environment
Religion News Service
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July 3, 2025
Pope Leo XIV approves new Mass centered on care for the environment (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV will be celebrating hist first private Mass for the Care of Creation on July 9. Pope Leo XIV leads the Corpus Christi procession to St. Mary Major Basilica,...
Obispos del Sur Global piden justicia climática y rechazan las ‘falsas soluciones’ que anteponen el beneficio al bien común
The Record - Kentucky
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July 3, 2025
El Papa León XIV se reúne con los líderes de varias conferencias episcopales el 1 de julio de 2025 en el Vaticano. De izquierda a derecha: el cardenal indio Filipe Neri Ferrão, presidente de la Federación de Conferencias Episcopales de Asia; el...
Praying the world halts climate change? There's now a Catholic Mass for that
Times LIVE
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A new rite published by the Vatican on Thursday will allow priests to celebrate a Mass to exhort Catholics to exercise care for the Earth, in the latest push by the 1.4-billion-member global church to address global climate change. For centuries,...
First lady Emine Erdoğan pushes for global justice in Vatican visit
Sabah
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July 3, 2025
First lady Emine Erdoğan delivered a passionate plea for global justice and solidarity during her keynote speech at the “Brotherhood-Based Economy: Ethical Multilateralism” conference at the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences....
First Lady urges stronger Gaza support in Vatican meeting
Hurriyet Daily News
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VATICAN CITY First Lady Emine Erdoğan on Wednesday met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. Erdoğan, who is at the Vatican to speak at the event Fraternal Economy Session on Ethical Multilateralism hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences,...
Experts call for increased climate finance to power locally led adaptation initiatives
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
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Dr Éliane Ubalijoro, CEO of CIFOR-ICRAF. Photo by CIFOR-ICRAF Despite its minimal contribution to global emissions, Africa faces some of the most severe consequences of climate change. They include rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, intense...
At the Vatican, experts challenge the rules of global debt and finance
Religion News Service
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July 2, 2025
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Some of the most provocative recent proposals challenging global inequality and international debt are not the work of Ivy League economics departments or Silicon Valley think tanks. They’re coming from inside the Vatican. “I...
The National Catholic Reporter names Justin McLellan as new Rome correspondent, continuing 60 years of NCR’s Vatican coverage
Religion News Service
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July 2, 2025
The National Catholic Reporter names Justin McLellan as new Rome correspondent, continuing 60 years of NCR's Vatican coverage KANSAS CITY, MO. — The National Catholic Reporter (NCR) announced today that Justin McLellan will join the organization...
Pope: Catholics must respond to environmental injustice
Catholic Courier - New York
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July 2, 2025
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Ravaging the earth and creating environmental injustices are not what God had in mind when he entrusted creation to humanity, Pope Leo XIV said. In fact, following Pope Francis’ teachings on integral ecology must be accepted...
Pope Leo XIV: Environment should not be a ‘bargaining chip’ to wield power, exploit poor
Catholic News Agency
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July 2, 2025
Vatican City, Jul 2, 2025 / 12:35 pm Pope Leo XIV declared that nature should not be a “bargaining chip” in his message announcing the theme “Seeds of Peace and Hope” for the 10th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, set for Sept. 1....