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Talitha Kum is an international organization of Catholic nuns founded by the International Union of Women Superiors General in 2009 to combat the trafficking and exploitation of human beings, victims who, according to the United Nations, are more than 72 percent women and girls, and one-third of whom are minors. Considered a Catholic charity, it…

According to data collected by the Foundation Aid to the Church in Need, 12 priests and 5 women religious were murdered in different countries in 2022, while 42 priests and 9 nuns were kidnapped. Around the world, the areas where Christians suffer the most discrimination and sometimes persecution are in vast parts of Africa, most…

On the 56th World Day of Peace, which the Church celebrates on 1 January, we are asked to reflect on starting afresh after Covid in light of the global consequences of the war in Ukraine: “The virus of war is more difficult to defeat than those that affect the human organism, because it does not… Read more »

World and Mission, the monthly magazine of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), is celebrating its 150^th birthday. Italy’s oldest missionary magazine, it chronicles the life of the Church in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Oceania, offering a glimpse into the peoples and societies of these continents through the stories of missionaries. The periodical…

Talitha Kum, the International Network of Women Religious Against Human Trafficking, has a new International Coordinator: Maryknoll Sister Abby Avelino of the Philippines. The statement from the International Union of Superiors General reads: “As a member of Talitha Kum’s International Committee, Sr. Abby has contributed to the growth of the Network and its many initiatives…

The Religion Today Film Festival celebrated its 25^th anniversary this year from 14-21 Sept., with the aim of promoting independent cinema on spirituality and interreligious dialogue between cultures and faiths. The Festival, which opened in Trent, Italy with a round-table discussion from an all-female perspective, hosted 42 films in competition from 23 different countries, 11 …

“Speaking the truth in love: Veritatem facientes in caritate (Eph. 4:15)” is the theme of World Communications Day 2023. In the Vatican press release, the Pope says that we must “speak with meekness, using the gift of communication as a bridge and not as a wall.” The invitation captures his desire for a media system…

About 1,000 young people gathered at Assisi from 22-24 September for the international meeting of the Pope’s 2019 initiative aimed at a renewal of the economy in favor of the poor, the common good and the care of creation. The protagonists of the event– young economists, entrepreneurs and researchers–came from all over the world. Subdivided… Read more »

Music is a universal language that turns its gaze to heaven and speaks to the souls of music lovers. This is basically the essence of Cantacielo, a music festival dedicated precisely to “songs of the soul,” the first edition of which was held Italy in September 2022. Eight musical artists competed in the concluding event,…