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To mark the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, Pope Francis met with members of the Talitha Kum network and the Galileo Foundation in the library of the Apostolic Palace and with a click on the laptop activated the Super Nuns page on the Patreon platform. The new initiative aims to raise…

The Extraordinary Missionary Month, celebrated by the Church in October 2019, was an opportunity to rediscover many witnesses of the Faith who spent their lives for the Gospel in very diverse contexts and situations in their local Churches. Like every year, Fides News Agency gathered information about the missionaries killed during the past year. For …

The Vatican has set up a counsultation team of young people from all over the world to collaborate with its Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life in matters of youth ministry, especially concerning issues of life. Its first summit will take place in April 2020. A news release issued by the Holy See… Read more »

In conjunction with the celebration of the first Sunday of the Word of God, scheduled for 26 January 2020, the remains of the body of St. Timothy will be accessible for veneration in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome. It is the first time that the urn containing the remains of St. Paul’s disciple, preserved in the… Read more »

The UNESCO Report on the World Day To End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists says that 55% of the journalists killed in the last two years were working in non-combat areas, which means that they lost their lives not as a result of bombs or other weapons of destruction while performing their duties as reporters…

The World Wide Web is a wonderful example of collaboration among the military (U.S. Department of Defense), hackers and academics. Today the Web is the communication platform that connects the world. And it was not meant for war! In fact, the idea behind it was to create a universal library, called the Intergalactic Computer Network–a… Read more »

Engage the Past Through Sounds and Images: this is the theme of the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2019, promoted by UNESCO and celebrated every year on 27 October. The aim of WDAH is to raise awareness of the importance of preserving our collective histories–often captured on film, video, audio or digital formats–because…

Awareness and initiatives to denounce anti-Christian persecution are increasing but nevertheless the phenomenon continues to spread, taking on different forms and finding new perpetrators. Almost 300 million Christians live in lands where they are persecuted simply because they are Christian. This data comes from the report of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), a…

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has been designated World Book Capital 2020. The title is awarded annually by UNESCO to a city in recognition of the quality of its programs to promote the dissemination and reading of books. The International Association of Publishers (IPA) and the International Federation of Booksellers’ Associations (IFLA) participate in the initiative. Kuala… Read more »