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  Not just meals, but concrete and personal service in the canteen of Dominga in Valencia, that was born in a difficult social context, to serve the elderly in need. For several years now Dominga of Valencia (Venezuela), has been managing...

First among states which aren't members of the Council of Europe. Belarus subscribes to the Convention on the fight against human trafficking and thus becomes the first country, among those which are not members of the Council of Europe, that...

The problem of overcrowded prisons is at the heart of a workshop for prison workers. Efforts in response to a critical situation “I would share one particular incident. The guys were walking around the corridors. One of us noticed a...

Cuiaba celebrated 12th edition from 13 to 16 November. 48 ethnic groups, as well as from more than a dozen other nations under the same language of sport. "Despite that fact that our languages are different, that our skin varies,...

 Ioane Teitiota loses case to stay in New Zealand, after arguing that homeland of Kiribati was being destroyed by climate change A man from Kiribati, a Pacific island threatened by rising sea levels, has failed in an attempt to become...

  Russian President stops at Vatican ahead of Italy-Russia summit. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Pope Francis at the Vatican Monday after arriving in Rome the day before a government summit between Russian and Italian ministers. At the center...

Solar power and internet to provide health and education Poor rural communities in South Africa are benefiting from a new initiative using solar power and internet to provide health and education.  The so-called “smart villages” are made up of shipping...

Youth for a United World of the Philippines and other parts of the world are mobilizing after Haidyn. A message to tell us how from Eleanor and Anton Villegas, from Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental Island. “Thank you for all...

  Francis blesses, 'hugs' Italian boy from afar   Foggia, November 21 - Pope Francis has answered a letter sent to him by an eight-year-old Italian boy from the southern Italian city of Foggia, blessing him and telling him he...

Actions of fraternity after the typhoon Haydn. The suggestion of the Youth for a United World: to do and to repeat.How? All the explanetions in a viral video.   When give up it's give back to someone? Can we do...

  The two Presidents, Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan, will meet on November 19 in Vienna. The U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group James Warlick wrote this on his official page Twitter.   The presidents of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, and...

For "Protagonists of Fraternity" Mother Teresa: founder of the Missionaries of Charity, a Catholic order of nuns dedicated to helping the poor. She is still considered today one of the greatest personalities in the dissemination of a culture of peace...

 "Same thing happened to me recently" November 14 - A Padua woman on Thursday found a wallet and gave it back to its owner telling him he should send some money to the Philippines rather than giving her a reward....

The new Paraguayan government of President Horacio Cartes is rapidly formalizing relations with its Mercosur partners. On Tuesday the ambassador that will represent the country in Venezuela, Enrique Jara took the oath of office, which in fact means full normalization...

Tales of survival, amid the devastation in Tacloban Amid the devastation in Tacloban, tales of survival, resilience and generosity towards others are emerging daily.One concerns a small girl called Aisha. She lost all her family when the super typhoon struck....

Campaign for Peace in the Great Lakes set to begin in December.   Catholic and Anglican bishops in the Congo have come together in a joint campaign meant to promote unity in this nation that has been up until recently...

  Life-saving devices to be placed all around Bussolengo Verona, November 12 - A mayor in northern Italy on Tuesday said she was donating her salary towards buying defibrillators for the town. "I truly believe in this initiative," said Mayor Maria...

International relief effort is under way, but rescue workers have struggled to reach some towns and villages cut off since the storm. Officials estimate up to 10,000 people have died in Tacloban city (Leyte Island, Philippines) and hundreds elsewhere. Hundreds...