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Faltan pocos días para el 36º viaje apostólico del Papa, que tendrá lugar entre el sábado y el domingo próximos. La acogida y la fe, tras las huellas de San Pablo, serán los temas de esta visita, inevitablemente marcada también por la guerra en Ucrania

En su discurso al término del encuentro en Viena sobre "La cooperación internacional para hacer frente a las violaciones del derecho internacional humanitario y del derecho internacional de los derechos humanos", el observador permanente de la Santa Sede destacó el riesgo que corren las prerrogativas fundamentales de la persona durante los conflictos armados

Es necesario un compromiso común para salvar vidas humanas. Lo expresó el cardenal secretario de Estado de la Santa Sede en la víspera del 36º viaje apostólico de Francisco a Malta. Parolin reitera que la visita se centrará en los necesitados, en el fenómeno de la migración y en la esperanza de que cesen todas las guerras como aquella que se está combatiendo en Ucrania.

Six monasteries of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church sheltering hundreds of IDPs in western Ukraine are to receive financial support, thanks to the Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need.

The Catholic bishops of Sri Lanka, including Cardinal Ranjith, have raised their voice urging politicians to unite to save the country amid its worst economic crisis.

On the eve of Pope Francis’ 36th Apostolic Journey, which takes him to Malta, Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, stresses the need for a common commitment to saving lives and notes that the Pope’s visit to the Mediterranean island nation will focus on those in need, the phenomenon of migration and the hope that all wars will cease, including the one in Ukraine.

As Pope Francis prepares to depart for Malta, Archbishop Charles Scicluna highlights the main themes of the Apostolic Journey and says the Pope will undoubtedly surprise everyone with his spontaneous gestures.

At an OSCE meeting in Vienna on violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, Vatican Permanent Observer, Monsignor Janusz Urbańczyk, highlights the strong link between security and peace, and respect of human rights.

On Wednesday the Vatican announced that Monsignor Thomas Powers would take over as the new rector of the Pontifical North American College, the Rome-based seminary for young men pursuing degrees at pontifical universities during their studies for the priesthood.

Human rights groups in Washington sounded the alarm after the Salvadoran government began mass arrests and suspended personal freedoms following a record-breaking spree of homicides by gangs in late March.

Members of the British House of Commons voted to continue indefinitely with emergency COVID-19 legislation to allow women to obtain abortion pills by mail after an online consultation.

Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx has called for a change in Catholic teaching on homosexuality, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA.

News reports say the Biden administration may lift a public health measure in May that was put in place at the start of the coronavirus pandemic that has kept asylum-seekers out.

The synodal process bridged an international border March 27 when the bishops of the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico to celebrate Sunday Mass with the bishop of Matamoros.

In 1980, a Lutheran and a Catholic bishop in Vienna founded an ecumenical organization to help Christians persecuted worldwide.

One of the nation’s foremost champions for the cause of female deacons considers the Vatican’s new apostolic constitution – which partially opens top Vatican leadership roles to any baptized lay person, including women – an important step for Pope Francis’s vision, but one which won’t necessarily affect the future of women in the diaconate.