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Pope Francis with Our Lady of Aparecida in Brazil in 2013

11/06/2020

Covid-19: Pope calls Brazilian Archbishop to express solidarity

Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Heath, testifies before a U.S. House appropriations subcommittees hearing, Washington, 4 March 2020

11/06/2020

Francis Collins on receiving the Templeton Prize

11/06/2020

Ghanaian Bishops allow government to use Church facilities for Covid-19 treatment

The Church in the US has had child protection protocols in place since 2002

11/06/2020

US Bishops add 4 members to safeguarding review board

10/06/2020

UK Bishops call for changes to immigration bill

Caritas India's online meeting to present its findings on migrants and small farmers

11/06/2020

Caritas India: Lockdown hits income of 80% of migrants, small farmers

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10/06/2020

Swiss Guard: Swearing-in ceremony on 4 October without guests

The Pontifical Swiss Guard confirms the date of 4 October, for the swearing-in of 38 recruits, but notes that it will take place without guests out of respect for the "current ...

Migrants workers from Chattisgarh sit near the railway station during lockdown, India

10/06/2020

Vatican’s Migrants & Refugees Section Covid-19 bulletin: the Church's contribution

A shoeshine in Dhaka, Bangladesh, plying his trade amid the Covid-19 emergency

10/06/2020

Covid-19 fuels hunger and poverty in Bangladesh

Activists carry placards during a protest in Pakistan

10/06/2020

Pope: We are all responsible for the scourge of child labour

Pope Francis appeals to the international community to protect the numerous boys and girls who are deprived of their childhood as they are forced into child labour.

11/06/2020

Covid-19: US cases surpass 2 million

There is no letup in new cases of the coronavirus. In the US confirmed infections have now surpassed the 2 million mark, while in Mexico and Russia cases continue to climb.

10/06/2020

Bishops call for just partnership between Europe and Africa

The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) and the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) issue a joint statement proposing principles for a ...