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20.12.2014
Christmas in Mumbai, bringing Jesus to the lepers of Heaven’s Gate
About 300 people - including Hindus, Muslims and some Christians - will celebrate the birth of Christ at Swarga Dwar, Mumbai, an ashram founded by PIME. The days leading up to the celebration are special for its children who play...
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18.12.2014
Historic turning point in US-Cuban relations
Obama, Raul Castro thank Pope Francis for mediation New York, December 17 - United States President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro on Wednesday announced an historic thaw in relations between the two countries. "We will start to...
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16.12.2014
A more humane and fraternal Latin America
On the International Human Rights Day, the manifesto signed by the UNIRedes organisations promotes action for a more fraternal and more socially united world. «64 years after the institution of the International Human Rights Day [10 December] and of the...
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13.12.2014
Pope’s Message for peace focuses on solidarity to defeat the many forms of modern slavery
No one should become an accomplice in "man's exploitation by man," an activity that touches millions of people forced by violence into "slave labour". In view of the situation, "There is a need for just laws" and international cooperation. Everyone...
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11.12.2014
Nobel Peace Prize presented to children’s champions Malala and Satyarthi
Yesterday in Oslo the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Sathyarti, awarded last October. Two champions of children’s rights have been honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo. The award was shared between Indian...
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06.12.2014
French ‘Ring of Memory’ memorial – an expression of fellowship
A memorial that has not only to remember but most of all to unite. ‘The Ring of Memory’ memorial in northern France was designed to focus attention not on nations but on the individuals who lost their lives in World...
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02.12.2014
World Religious leaders together against modern slavery
Pope Francis and leaders of the Orthodox, Anglican, Islamic, Jewish, Hindu and Buddhist faiths sign a Joint Declaration in the Vatican today. Through the latter, the Global Freedom Network (GFN), which is behind the initiative, wants a common commitment to...
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29.11.2014
“Women at the heart of the monotheisms: a pluralist history” – Interreligious Symposium in Rabat
Around a hundred scholars coming from 25 countries, from the three monotheistic religions, to make an in-depth study together on the dignity and the role of the woman in building peace. «To create a network of women, going beyond the...
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25.11.2014
Iraq – Italy: Almost 700,000 euros raised as the ‘Adopt a Christian from Mosul’ campaign continues
A second instalment is sent with funds raised in September. The fate of East-West relations is being played out in the Middle East and Iraq. Pope Francis and the Synod issue an appeal. Governments are lukewarm. Aid is coming from...
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22.11.2014
The Treasure Trove of Heaven Gets Open
EoC entrepreneur Gonzalo Perrín's experience told at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario (Argentina) during the event: "Subsidiarity: An Entrepreneurial Commitment". Gonzalo Perrín would never have imagined becoming the manager of a company producing biscuits at the age of only 29....
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20.11.2014
The Tree of Emotions
In some schools in Latina (Central Italy), a creative workshop guided 5th and 8th grade students in learning about their emotions: it was part of anti-bullying campaign called “Let’s unBully ourselves”. “This has been an unbelievable experience. Now I’ve seen...
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