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Rescuers evacuate a survivor in Mamuju, West Sulawesi

15/01/2021

Pope prays for quake-struck Indonesians

Archbishop Oscar Rizzato, Papal Almoner from 1989 to 2007

16/01/2021

Pope sends condolences for the death of Archbishop Rizzato

The Philippines has the second-highest number of Covid-19 infections and deaths in souith-east Asia, after Indonesia.

16/01/2021

Philippine Church calls for fair, ethical Covid-19 vaccination

Activists in protest of the death penalty in the United States

15/01/2021

US Archbishop Coakley reiterates calls to end federal executions

The role of women is central in Pope Francis' World Peace Day Message on the theme "A culture of care as a path to peace"

16/01/2021

Church in England and Wales celebrates Peace Sunday

Pope Francis and other religious leaders during an Ecumenical Prayer for Peace event in Bari

15/01/2021

Christians invited to join virtually in prayer for 54th Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

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A pharmacist in France holds a phial of the undiluted Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for Covid-19

15/01/2021

Misereor raises alarm: 13 percent of the world's population secures half of Covid-19 vaccines

The Catholic aid organisation Misereor calls on the European Union to provide all people with fair and rapid access to vaccines against the coronavirus after it became known that ...

A patient with Covid-19 is admitted to hospital in Manaus, Brazil

15/01/2021

Amazonia sees surge in Covid-19 cases, new Brazilian variants discovered

Health workers march while going on an indefinite strike as they demand a better national health budget and access to vaccines, in Lima, Peru

14/01/2021

CELAM: Universal access to covid-19 vaccine priority in Latin America

Charred remains of shelters after a fire at the Rohingya refugee camp at Nayapara, Bangladesh, on 14 Jan. 2021.

15/01/2021

UN, Caritas Bangladesh aid Rohingya refugees after deadly fire

United Nations agencies and Caritas Bangladesh have swung into action to help Rohingya refugees who lost their homes and everything they owned in a 14 January fire in their camp in ...

Pope Francis and Pope emeritus Benedict XVI

14/01/2021

Pope Francis and the Pope emeritus receive Covid-19 vaccine

Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI receive their first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in the Vatican.

A migrant tries to warm himself at the Lipa camp in Bihac, Boznia and Herzegovina, 1 January 2021

14/01/2021

Cardinal Czerny: 'Fratelli tutti' shows path for proper treatment of migrants

In a blog post for the Catholic Migration Commission, Cardinal Michael Czerny describes the importance of 'Fratelli tutti' as applied to the plight of migrants and refugees.