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24th January 2022
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 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 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 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’ 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 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 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 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 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
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 Brussels (IYCW News) – KAB Deutschland in collaboration with JOC Europe, the European Christian Workers Movement (ECWM) and other faith-based workers’ organizations, held […]
3rd June 2021
Slow jobs recovery and increased inequality risk long-term COVID-19 scarring ILO projections highlight the danger of a COVID-19 labour market legacy of increased geographic and demographic inequality, rising poverty and fewer decent jobs. GENEVA (ILO News) – The labour […]