UN Calls on Nicaragua to Free Bishop Álvarez and Other Political Prisoners
The sentence against Bishop Álvarez was issued just one day after the regime deported 222 political prisoners to the United States.
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Spanish Bishop: Reference to UN’s Agenda 2030 on World Youth Day Website Was ‘a Mistake’
Bishop José Ignacio Munilla explained that “since there were many complaints, the reference was later qualified. The logos have been removed, and the qualification was made that we adhere to Agenda 2030 ‘as it is interpreted according to the Catholic Church.’”
Nuncio in Spain Explains the Holy See’s Position on the UN’s Agenda 2030
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.
African Nations Stand Alone Against Abortion and Gender Ideology at the UN
A United Nations resolution defining abortion as a human right and advancing gender ideology was adopted this month with overwhelming support from Western countries but was opposed by a group of mainly African nations.
UN: China’s Mistreatment of the Uyghurs Amounts to Modern-Day Slavery
A new report from the United Nations on modern slavery provides further documentation of China’s mistreatment of the Muslim minority.
Pope Francis: ‘I Believe It is Time to Rethink the Concept of a Just War’
Church teaching on the morality of war is based on a theory expounded by St. Augustine in the 4th century known as just war theory.
Pope Francis: Ukraine War Reflects ‘Impotence of the Organizations of the United Nations’
The Holy Father said what we are seeing is ‘the strategies of the most powerful countries to affirm their own interests, extending their area of economic influence, or ideological influence, and/or military influence.’
Faith Leaders, Scientists Meet at Vatican to Push for Greater Efforts to Fight Climate Change
A joint, seven-page appeal, signed on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, was presented to Pope Francis ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference set to begin Oct. 31 in Glasgow.
Archbishop Gallagher at UN: ‘Racism Can and Must Be Defeated’
In addition to racial discrimination, Archbishop Gallagher also noted that religious discrimination and persecution remains a serious problem throughout the world.
