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Pope Francis addresses workers at the ILVA steel company during a visit to Genoa in 2017

17/06/2021

Pope to ILO: 'Urgent need for economic reform and protection of all workers'

Father Luigi Maria Epicoco as a guest at the Vatican Radio studios - archive photo

17/06/2021

Pope names ecclesiastical assistant for Dicastery for Communication

17/06/2021

COP26: ‘Faith and Science’ event to highlight efforts against climate crisis

China's farmers on the edge of Gobe desert fight desertification by planting trees.

17/06/2021

UN: Desertification and drought hit 3.2 billion people

A Facebook image of protesters using mobile phone torches in Hakha town, Myanmar, against the military.

17/06/2021

Another Catholic priest arrested by Myanmar military

Combat human trafficking through culture of respect and dignity

17/06/2021

Holy See: Combat trafficking in persons through culture of respect, dignity

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Archbishop Gomez leads 2020 Fall General Assembly online

16/06/2021

US Bishops kick off Spring meeting in virtual format

The Bishops of the United States are meeting virtually this week to discuss a range of issues from the canonization of two men to matters related to the liturgy.

16/06/2021

Cardinal Grech: Synod is fruit of dialogue among Bishops' conferences

17/06/2021

Irish Bishops appeal for peace in Myanmar, Middle East and Northern Ireland

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90th anniversary
of Vatican Radio

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Joe Biden (R) shakes hands with Vladimir Putin (L)

16/06/2021

WCC shares hopes and prayers for peace as Biden and Putin meet

As US President Joe Biden meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the World Council of Churches expresses its prayerful wishes that the meeting might give “signs of hope” to the post-pandemic ...

Central American migrants enter the United States from Mexico

16/06/2021

US Bishops call for 'humane and comprehensive' immigration reform

US bishops renew their call for a “humane and comprehensive” immigration reform that respects the rule of law, addresses the root causes of migration, and simultaneously protects those forced to ...