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At a ceremony in the UAE, the 2025 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity goes to climate-change champion, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, teenage inventor Heman Bekele, and food aid organisation World Central Kitchen.
The CEO of "Mary's Meals" reflects on the seeds sown during an International Summit on Children's Rights organized by the Vatican and says the Pope's announcement he will write an Apostolic Exhortation dedicated to children will be crucial in harnessing policies, work and energy for the future of all the children of the world.
As parliamentary elections approach German missionaries have urged Bundestag candidates to commit to combating the root causes of migration, including climate change, refuting the widespread narrative of migration as only a national security threat.
“The city (of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo) is relatively calm, but the people are still afraid to leave their homes and venture out because security is not fully guaranteed,” says Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele of Goma Diocese. He was speaking to Agenzia Fides from Goma, the capital of North Kivu, which has been overrun by the M23 rebels.
Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of February, and urges Catholics to pray for young men and women to welcome God’s call to the priesthood or religious life.
Uganda has confirmed its eighth Ebola outbreak after the death of a nurse in Kampala, with the government assuring citizens the situation is being effectively managed.
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They expressed gratitude for the “active participation of the faithful” and encouraged further engagement in shaping the Church’s mission
He reminded the faithful that “God still calls young people even today, sometimes in ways we can’t imagine.”
While some Uyghurs regained their passports and can apply for international travel, the Chinese government still enforces strict limitations
“It’s been six years since the Rice Liberalization Law was passed, and its impact on farmers and consumers has been disastrous"
The Maha Kumbh Mela, which takes place every 12 years, is the world’s largest religious congregation, drawing millions of pilgrimsCatholic News Agency
“To affirm that Jesus’ wisdom comes from his stay in India or Tibet before beginning his public life at 30 years of age is a lack of respect for the Gospels and also hides other errors, for example an erroneous conception of Christology,” Spanish Bishop José Ignacio Munilla said. / Credit: ACI Prensa
Madrid, Spain, Feb 4, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Spanish Bishop José Ignacio Munilla warned about the theories spread by Father Pablo d’Ors that suppose a “crazy interpretation of the Gospel.”
Father Arturo Sosa, superior general of the Society of Jesus, prepares to celebrate Mass at the Gesu in Rome on Oct. 15, 2016. / Credit: GC36 via Flickr
ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 3, 2025 / 16:10 pm (CNA).
The superior general of the Society of Jesus, Venezuelan priest Arturo Sosa, has convoked a meeting of all the Jesuit major superiors to be held this October in Rome.
Servant of God Antonio “Nino” Baglieri. / Credit: Courtesy of Salesians of Don Bosco
ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 2, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints has validated the diocesan investigation for the beatification cause of Servant of God Antonino “Nino” Baglieri.
St. Brigid of Kildare building the Church of the Oak, detail from a window of St. Etheldreda’s Church in London. / Credit: Lawrence OP via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Dublin, Ireland, Feb 1, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA).
In Ireland, Feb. 1 marks the beginning of spring and the celebration of “Lá Fhéile Bríde” — St. Brigid’s Day.
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Dublin, Ireland, Feb 1, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA).
St. Brigid has given Ireland one of its most iconic religious and cultural images — the cross that carries her name.
St. John Bosco. / Credit: Public domain
ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 31, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA).
History notes how much the Freemasons hated St. John Bosco — whose feast the Church celebrates Jan. 31 — but less is known about their attempts to kill him.
The Reichstag building in Berlin, where the Bundestag meets. / Credit: jan zeschky via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)
CNA Newsroom, Jan 30, 2025 / 08:45 am (CNA).
The controversy has highlighted divisions within German Catholicism regarding migration policy.
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TAIPEI, TAIWAN — The Chinese government on Tuesday launched four consecutive trade measures against the United States, including 10%-15% tariffs, an antitrust investigation on Google, a blacklist of two U.S. companies, and export controls on five types of metals. Analysts said that Beijing's four consecutive countermeasures were intended not only to [...]
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set soon to hold a high-stakes phone call on the tit-for-tat tariffs each has imposed on the other country’s exports. Trump’s new 10% tariff on Chinese goods took effect at midnight Monday, with China quickly announcing it would impose 15% [...]
Taipei, Taiwan — Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra kicks off a four-day trip to China on Wednesday that is expected to focus on economic and trade ties. During the visit, which will include a meeting with China’s leader Xi Jinping, analysts say the prime minister will also seek Beijing’s help in [...]
BANGKOK — Thailand will suspend electricity supply to some border areas with Myanmar in an effort to curb scam centers, its government said on Tuesday, amid growing pressure on the illegal compounds that have ensnared vast numbers of people of multiple nationalities. According to the United Nations, hundreds of thousands of [...]
The air forces of the Philippines and the United States held joint patrols over the South China Sea on Tuesday, a move that angered China, which also conducted a "routine patrol" over a disputed shoal. The Philippines and the United States have ramped up security arrangements under President Ferdinand Marcos [...]
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has ordered the swift implementation of measures to give consumers relief from inflated food prices, including an unprecedented release of stockpiled rice to bring down costs, a minister said on Tuesday. At a news conference, Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa said Ishiba had instructed the [...]
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea aims to rebuild its aviation safety system from scratch, the transport ministry said on Tuesday, launching a new committee to improve air travel in the country that suffered two major aviation incidents a month apart. "In order to restore trust in our country's aviation safety [...]
New U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods went into effect Tuesday, with China quickly announcing tariffs on U.S. imports in response. China said it would impose 15% tariffs on U.S. coal and liquified natural gas, as well as 10% tariffs on crude oil, agricultural machinery and some automobiles. The U.S. measures [...]
Sydney — Australia on Monday imposed sanctions on extreme right-wing online network "Terrorgram" as part of its efforts to combat a rise in antisemitism and online extremism, following similar moves by Britain and the United States. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the government's action would make it a criminal offense to [...]
U.S. stock markets fell sharply in early trading Monday but pared their losses after President Donald Trump paused a planned 25% tariff on Mexican imports. The three major U.S. stock indices — the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 blue chip stocks, the broader S&P 500 and the tech-heavy NASDAQ [...]