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According to data collected by Fides News Agency, twenty-one missionaries were killed throughout the world in 2021: 12 priests, 1 male religious, 2 women religious, and 6 lay people. Regarding the continental distribution of those killed: the highest number recorded was in Africa, followed by the Americas, Asia, and lastly Europe. In the collection of… Read more »

On 9 December, a meeting was held in the Vatican to highlight moral and ethical issues regarding the impact of today’s new technologies in the post-pandemic world. The theme developed was “Promoting Integral Human Development and Peace in the Digital Age. New Technologies in the Post-Covid World.” The meeting was organized by the Dicastery for… Read more »

The Laudato si’ Platform is an online hub that collects, directs and coordinates global and local initiatives inspired by the encyclical on the care of creation. The Platform is open to anyone who wants to participate in it. All human beings are invited to become ecological citizens of our common home, the earth. The Platform…

The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network has launched a new and updated version of Click To Pray 2.0, the papal app that helps people pray for the challenges of humanity and the mission of the Church. The digital platform offers users a variety of specific propositions to pray together with Pope Francis on a daily basis…

On Sunday, 10 October 2021, Pope Francis officially opened the Synod on Synodality with the celebration of the Eucharist in St. Peter’s Basilica. Next Sunday, 17 October, each bishop will officially open the Synod in his own diocese. Thus an ecclesial journey has begun that will lead to the celebration of the Synod of Bishops…

A year after the publication of the encyclical Fratelli Tutti, the Vatican hosted a day-long meeting entitled Faith and Science: Towards COP26. Various religious leaders and scientists participated in the event. At the center of it all was a Joint Appeal addressed to the participants in the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), which will…

Nomads in Faith is the title of the 24th edition of the Religion Today Film Festival, which was held in Trent, Italy, from 22-29 September 2021. In an attempt to bring hope to people after the past two difficult years of the pandemic, this edition of the Festival explored the theme of searching for God…

The theme Pope Francis has chosen for the 56th Day of World Communications is Listen! In a statement released by the Vatican announcing the theme, the Holy Father asks the world of communications to learn to listen again: “The pandemic has affected and wounded everyone, and everyone needs to be heard and comforted. Listening is… Read more »

The 52nd International Eucharistic Congress is underway in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, from 5-12 September 2021. Its agenda includes celebrations in the city’s main square, exhibitions, cultural events, a theological symposium, and the testimonies of representatives of Churches from all over the world, including from countries at war. On Saturday, 11 September, a solemn… Read more »