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Cardinal Parolin: Time is running out to act on climate

In an interview on the sidelines of the Climate Summit in Belém, Brazil, ahead of COP30, Cardinal Parolin speaks to Vatican News of the Church’s commitment to offer an ethical response to Climate Change, warning that environmental crises now displace more people than wars.

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Indigenous community in Bangladesh protest discrimination

Santal indigenous of Gaibandha district in northern Bangladesh were protesting on Santal killing Day on Thursday.

Catholics in Cameroon not enthused as President Biya begins 8th term

Catholic priests and lay faithful have been quick to balk at Biya’s continued stay in power, predicting an 8th term that will yield nothing but pain and anguish for an already exhausted Cameroonian people.

Court in India says efforts to bar Christians from villages not unconstitutional

A petition seeking the removal of billboards from at least eight villages in India’s Chhattisgarh state that prohibit the entry of pastors and “converted Christians” was refused by the state’s High Court.

A glimpse into contemplative life: Sr. Elisabeth on the Carmel in Sweden

In Sweden, where Catholics make up less than two percent of the population and contemplative orders are underrepresented, Sister Elisabeth from the Carmelite monastery of Glumslöv offers an extraordinary look at a way of life that is almost completely unknown in Scandinavia.

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Ten years after the Paris Agreement, high stakes at COP30 in the Amazon

A summit of world leaders is underway in Belém, Brazil, a few days before the official opening of COP30 climate conference. With 2024 being the hottest year on record, and the first to exceed the threshold of 1.55°C above pre-industrial levels, our correspondent in Belém takes a closer look at what's at stake.

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Bridges of hope among young people from Israel, Palestine, and United States

During the second edition of the “Meaning Meets Us” gathering, organized by Scholas Occurrentes on November 2-5 in Rome, young university students discover a space where they can speak without fear, recognize one another as equals, and dream together of peace.

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Pope: 'Entrepreneurs and communicators must seek common good'

Pope Leo XIV calls on communicators to seek the common good and exercise caution against anything that dehumanizes or manipulates others, during an audience with the Advisory Board of the RCS Academy.

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Pope: Catholic education in Africa should offer signs of hope

Meeting with a group dedicated to quality Catholic education in Africa, Pope Leo XIV calls for Catholic schools on the continent to respond to students’ silent cries for help.

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Pope to religious: Avoid 'stagnation' in governance, inspire hope in your brothers

Pope Leo XIV meets with participants in the 65th General Assembly of the Italian Conference of Major Superiors, and reflects on how synodality can help them guide their religious communities and missions.

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