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21st February 2022

Pope Francis goes to college: Vatican announces virtual meeting with university students across the Americas (21 February 2022, Global)

Pope Francis goes to college: Vatican announces virtual meeting with university students across the Americas   Gerard O’Connell │ January 26, 2022   Pope Francis will engage in a dialogue with university students from North, Central and South America on Feb. […]
24th January 2022

Pope: Workers are people, not numbers (24 January 2022, Global)

Pope: Workers are people, not numbers Pope Francis addresses Italy’s National Association of Building Contractors and talks about the importance of their work, highlighting the necessity of ensuring safe working conditions for all.   By Vatican News staff writer Addressing […]
20th January 2022

Pope at Audience: Work is essential for our growth in holiness (20 January 2022, Global)

Pope at Audience: Work is essential for our growth in holiness In his catechesis at the General Audience focusing on Saint Joseph, Pope Francis looks at Joseph’s life as a worker, and says the dignity of labour is essential for […]
12th January 2022

Pope to diplomatic corps: Great challenges of our time are all global (12 January 2022, Global)

Pope to diplomatic corps: Great challenges of our time are all global Pope Francis gives his annual “state of the world” address in his greetings to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See that takes place at the beginning […]
16th December 2021

Calls for increased action on inequalities and skills end second session of 109th ILC (16 December 2021, Global)

Calls for increased action on inequalities and skills end second session of 109th International Labour Conference The second and final session of the 109th International Labour Conference has concluded with a call from Member States for the ILO to develop […]
27th September 2021

Migrants & Refugees Day: Pope calls for ‘more inclusive world’ (27 September 2021, Global)

Migrants & Refugees Day: Pope calls for ‘more inclusive world’ Pope Francis recalls the commemoration of the 107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, with Msgr. Robert Vitillo thanking the Pope for his message of openness and inclusion.   By […]
27th August 2021

Pope: Laudato si’ is not only a ‘green’ Encyclical but also a ‘social’ Encyclical (27 August 2021, Global)

Pope: Laudato si’ is not only a ‘green’ Encyclical but also a ‘social’ Encyclical Pope Francis greets members of the Laudato si’ Inter-University Congress and highlights the importance of promoting social awareness to the care of our common home.   […]
26th August 2021

Catholic refugee advocate says barriers won’t stop people seeking a better life (26 August 2021, Global)

Catholic refugee advocate says barriers won’t stop people seeking a better life   By Ngala Killian Chimtom YAOUNDÈ, Cameroon – According to the website Missing Migrants, over 1200 people have lost their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea trying to reach […]
17th August 2021

Catholic Migration Commission extends global solidarity (17 August 2021, Global)

Catholic Migration Commission extends global solidarity The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) is marking 70 years in its outreach to protect and serve uprooted people, whether refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced people, victims of human trafficking, and migrants, regardless of faith, […]
21st July 2021

ICMC Annual Report 2020: Serving Migrants and Refugees in an Unprecedented Year (21 July 2021, Global)

ICMC Annual Report 2020: Serving Migrants and Refugees in an Unprecedented Year In 2020, the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) adapted with creativity and flexibility to continue assisting and protecting uprooted people and advocating on their behalf in the face […]
5th July 2021

The Future of Work after Laudato si’ (5 July 2021, Global)

Translate:   L’avenir du travail après Laudato si’ Trois questions à Rodrigo Whitelaw, secrétaire général de l’Uniapac sur le projet « L’avenir du travail après Laudato si’ ». Pouvez-vous nous présenter le projet « L’avenir du travail après Laudato si’ […]
1st July 2021

CIOs Addressing the Impact of Covid-19: Young Workers, Informal Economy Workers, Migrants and Women are the Most Vulnerable (2 July 2021, Global)

CIOs Addressing the Impact of Covid-19: Young Workers, Informal Economy Workers, Migrants and Women are the Most Vulnerable Brussels (IYCW News) – KAB Deutschland in collaboration with JOC Europe, the European Christian Workers Movement (ECWM) and other faith-based workers’ organizations, held […]