![Panelists speak at the event "Towards the Abolition of Surrogacy: Preventing the Exploitation and Commodification of Women and Children,” held by the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Panelists speak at the event "Towards the Abolition of Surrogacy: Preventing the Exploitation and Commodification of Women and Children,” held by the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240619110632_f344fb04db76f5e9ce09efb67253c90c71f11d2b43f458938fa02123ac275b38.jpg)
Holy See Convenes UN Panel Urging Global Abolition of Surrogacy
The event was organized by the Holy See mission and co-sponsored by the Permanent Missions of Italy to the United Nations and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
The event was organized by the Holy See mission and co-sponsored by the Permanent Missions of Italy to the United Nations and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
During his homily at the Mass, Cardinal Parolin echoed the Pope’s call for peace and reconciliation on the peninsula.
The prelate addressed some relevant issues such as the concept of gender, the idea of empowerment and the so-called right to sexual and reproductive health.
The official told CNA that mediation should have some requirements, as any other commitment the Holy See would undertake. He also said, ‘[The] Pope’s compassion means a lot to us and goes directly to the heart of Ukrainians.’
The Holy See’s annual report, which indicates a smaller-than-expected deficit but an uncertain future, includes the financial status of previously undisclosed Church entities as part of a trend toward greater transparency.
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Cardinal Pietro Parolin said in a video statement on Feb. 24 that Pope Francis’ appeal for ‘peaceful coexistence’ in the region has ‘dramatic urgency’ amid the ‘horrors of war.’
A Catholic, Donnelly received both an undergraduate and a law degree from Notre Dame.
While noting that “grave crimes such as this deserve grave punishments,” Archbishop Pierre said in a plea to Missouri Gov. Eric Parsons, R, that “His Holiness wishes to place before you the simple fact of Mr. Johnson’s humanity and the sacredness of all human life.”
Archbishop Pierre noted that “all of society benefits” when any form of violence is restrained, “even the violence of a legal execution.”
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