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Adelaide parishioner gives keynote address at international roundtable
South Australian Catholic Noel Mifsud delivered a keynote address on interfaith dialogue at the Sustainable Development Goals Roundtable 2025, held on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York. Source: The Southern Cross.
Vatican diplomat calls for action on poverty, conflict and climate change
The Holy See’s diplomat to the United Nations has called for three key priorities in addressing the global crises of poverty, conflict and climate change. Source: OSV News.
Vatican minister appeals for women’s dignity, equality
The Vatican’s foreign minister yesterday reaffirmed before the United Nations the Holy See’s commitment to promoting the dignity and equality of women, but warned that these goals cannot be achieved without respecting dignity “from the unborn to the elderly”. Source: CNA.
Two-state solution the only option, Vatican tells UN
The Vatican has reiterated that a two-state solution is the “only viable and equitable path toward a just and lasting peace” in the Holy Land. Source: Catholic Herald.
Vatican envoy to UN calls for policies that support families
The Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations has called on nations to implement policies that support families and promote equality between women and men. Source: Vatican News.
Children bear ‘heaviest toll’ in global conflicts, Vatican diplomat tells UN
Children are among those who bear “the heaviest toll” in the global rise of armed conflict and “the increasing acceptance of force as a means of resolving disputes,” a Vatican diplomat has told the United Nations. Source: OSV News.
Number of people forcibly displaced untenably high: UN
The United Nations says the number of people forcibly displaced from their homes worldwide has dropped slightly from a record peak but remains “untenably high”. The Australian.
Holy See calls for international commitment to end ‘scourge’ of war
As civilian casualties from multiple conflicts have soared, the Holy See’s diplomat to the United Nations has called for a renewed respect for human dignity and international law, and a commitment to end the scourge of war. Source: Catholic Review.
Nuclear disarmament the ‘best way’ to honour Pope Francis
The Holy See’s diplomat to the United Nations has reiterated a call to end nuclear proliferation, saying the best way to honour the late Pope Francis is to “rediscover the spirit” that created the UN and collaboratively strive for peace. Source: Catholic Review.