Vatican news As the Rimini meeting draws to a close, Rami Elhanan, an Israeli, and Bassam Aramin, a Palestinian, share their stories of losing their daughters in the decades-long conflict in the Holy Land, calling for reconciliation to transcend the war between Israel and Hamas. By Benedetta Capelli – Rimini On the stage of the…
Vatican news Ten years after Pope Francis visited South Korea for the 6th Asian Youth Day, Consolata missionary Father Diego Cazzolato said the Church seeks to unite immigrants from the Philippines and Nigeria through acts of outreach, while fostering interreligious dialogue in the hope of guiding new generations toward a safer world. By Antonella Palermo…
Vatican news Addressing a delegation from the Afghan Community Association in Italy, Pope Francis reiterated that religion must never be used to incite hatred and violence. By Lisa Zengarini “No one may invoke the name of God to foment contempt, hatred and violence towards others.” Pope Francis strongly reaffirmed this position on Wednesday during his…
The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, opens the Vatican's “Table for Peace” in Rome, which brought together around thirty Nobel Prize laureates for a debate on the subject. By Paolo Ondarza “While I reaffirm the inalienable right to self-defense, war is always a failure of humanity as a whole and not just of…
The May 10-11 event will bring together 30 Nobel laureates and figures from international organizations for a dialogue on peace, with children meeting Pope Francis on Saturday. By Alessandro De Carolis A “Peace Table” brings together those who have contributed to building peace in our recent history by opposing the manipulation of the truth by…
The second World Meeting on Human Fraternity, entitled #BeHuman, will take place on May 10 and 11 in Rome and Vatican City State and is organized by the Fratelli Tutti Foundation. Around thirty Nobel Peace Prize laureates will participate in the “Peace Round Table” and publish a “Charter of Humanity” on fraternal coexistence in this…
Vatican news Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako, Patriarch of the Chaldeans of Baghdad, encourages Christians to take advantage of the last week of Lent “to clear our minds and our hearts and return to the authenticity of our faith.” By Christopher Wells In a message to the faithful for Holy Week, Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis…