United Nations
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Mary’s message at Fatima still timely, urgent 100 years later, says panel
By BETH GRIFFIN, Catholic News Service
Published May 18, 2017UNITED NATIONS (CNS)—The message of peace Mary gave to three shepherd children 100 years ago at Fatima, Portugal, is still timely and urgent in 2017 and is an ongoing reminder that flashes of the divine are revealed in unexpected places, according to speakers at a May 12 U.N. panel. Before an audience of more than […]
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People come first, human life is sacred, pope insists at U.N.
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published September 25, 2015UNITED NATIONS (CNS)—Dealing with war, development, the economy or environmental concerns, bureaucrats and diplomats always must remember that the lives of real children, women and men are at stake, Pope Francis told the United Nations. Helping to celebrate the organization’s 70th anniversary, Pope Francis visited its headquarters Sept. 25 and pleaded with government leaders and […]
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Despite dangers, church always assists world’s refugees, says prelate
By BETH GRIFFIN Catholic News Service
Published October 10, 2013UNITED NATIONS (CNS)—Refugees and migrants pay the highest price in conflicts around the world and it is in the Catholic Church’s DNA to provide them humanitarian aid and prayerful support, according to speakers at a U.N. event Oct. 4. The panel was held in conjunction with the U.N. High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development. […]
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Key Phrases Unlock Talk
By JOHN THAVIS, CNS
Published April 24, 2008Pope Benedict XVI gave the United Nations a dense and complex speech April 18. Here are four key phrases to help unlock its meaning: “Unchanging justice.” The pope used this phrase to describe the principle that fundamental human rights “cannot be applied piecemeal” and cannot be denied or diminished because of “different cultural, political, social […] Full Story
