development

Irish Church development org denounces climate change disasters kill 14 times more women than men

Irish Church development org denounces climate change disasters kill 14 times more women than men

German bishop Gregor Maria Hanke (Eichstätt) decries - 'We live with our prosperity at the expense of less developed countries'

German bishop decries: “We live with our prosperity at the expense of less developed countries”

EU Bishops of COMECE urge Brussels to 'policy coherence'

EU Bishops of COMECE urge Brussels to “policy coherence” on trade, development, climate, human rights

Vatican cardinal Ayuso highlights 'ABCs' of interfaith coexistence

Vatican cardinal stresses ‘ABCs’ of interfaith dialogue: “Friendship, peace and living together”

Interfaith Abu Dhabi document on human fraternity bearing fruit in Croatia

Interfaith Abu Dhabi document on human fraternity bears fruit in Croatia

Pope's 'global compact on education' - Francis calls for 'covenant' to form 'more fraternal world'

Pope’s “global compact on education”: Francis calls for “covenant” to form “more fraternal world”

Pope Francis denounces 'dirty, underhanded... corruption' of people smugglers

“Blood money”: Francis denounces “dirty, underhanded… corruption” of human traffickers

Pope pleads for economy based on 'inclusion, care for our Common Home and integral human development'

Pope pleads for economy based on “inclusion, care for our Common Home and integral human development”

Pope agitates for global economic reform with leading world economists and finance ministers

Pope agitates for global economic reform: “A rich world can and must put an end to poverty”

Pope Francis shakes hands with the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed el-Tayeb

Pope renews call to religions “to say ‘no’ to violence and together promote peace, life, and religious freedom”

Home-precarious in Barcelona

Barcelona cardinal laments plight of half-million home-precarious, one-in-four in social exclusion

Caritas, EU Bishops remind Brussels of potential of faith-based organisations for promoting development

Caritas, EU Bishops remind Brussels of potential of faith-based organisations for integral human development

Human rights abuses of multinationals

Catholic development org calls on EU to curb “serious abuses” of multinationals on human rights, environment

Pope Francis addresses a Plenary Assembly of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith January 30 on the 'throwaway culture'

Pope promises legislative “update” for “greater efficiency, rigour, transparency” in abuse procedures

Irish elections 2020

Irish elections: Bishops demand answers on homelessness, environment, intolerance, youth

Priest Robert Sirico launches his anti-Francis economy book in Madrid

Anti-Francis lobby ramps up attack on Pope’s economic vision with pro-free market book launch in Madrid

Penha Longa in Portugal, site of an ultraconservative rival to Pope Francis' Assisi conference on the economy

110 bishops conspire in “secret” ultraconservative rival to Francis economy conference

COMECE-CEC delegation meets with the Croatian EU Presidency

EU bishops “annoyed” not to have been included in new Brussels Conference on future of Europe

Cardinal Peter Turkson, in Davos

Vatican cardinal’s impassioned plea to Davos: “The Earth and the poor are crying”

Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Orthodox head denounces in Davos: “We are abusing the Earth in an irresponsible and godless manner”

World Economic Forum in Davos

Davos plunders Bible for lessons on winning back trust in capitalism, globalisation

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at a Wednesday General Audience

Pope demands Davos put person, not power or profit, at centre of public policy

Pope Francis hugs a young child

Thousands of young people to meet in Assisi to realise Pope’s dream of a “new economy on a human scale”

A sign at a Stop ISDS protest

French Catholic development org denounces “à la carte justice” for transnationals

Pope Francis January 9 in his 'State of the World' address

Pope denounces world’s “very weak” response to climate change “a source of grave concern”

Bishop of Elphin (Ireland), Kevin Doran

Irish bishop warns hard Brexit border would be “enormous risk to peace”

Pope Francis blesses a child December 11 in the Wednesday General Audience

Pope pleads on World Day of Peace for a “more just economic system”

COMECE event on 'Tax justice and poverty'

EU Bishops: “Taxes should be the steering wheel of the economy towards ecological and social justice”

Turin Archbishop Cesare Nosiglia with a Roma family

Turin archbishop decries “profit of few and loneliness of many” prevail in globalised world

Pope Francis gives December 21 his traditional Christmas greetings to the Roman Curia

Pope urges Roman Curia, Church “to change in order to be faithful”