Pope Francis received David Choquehuanca, the vice president of Bolivia, on November 29. “We discussed Climate Change, the care of Mother Earth and the importance of Social Justice for the peoples of the world,” Choquehuanca stated on his Facebook page. Choquehuanca also met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Pope’s [...]

Reflecting on the classical adage primum non nocere, secundum cavere, tertium sanare [first not to harm, second to take care, third to heal], Pope Francis warned against the discarding of human life. “Dear friends, classical wisdom today encounters a rapidly developing technology, which must never proceed without deontology,” Pope Francis [...]

The chief coroner’s office in the Canadian province of Ontario has identified 428 “compliance issues” with euthanasia law since 2018, but has failed to refer them to law enforcement for investigation, The New Atlantis, citing leaked documents, has reported. “After more than 400 identified issues with compliance, ranging from broken safeguards [...]

Pope Francis received swamis from Sivagiri Mutt, a Hindu pilgrimage site in Kerala, India, as they took part in a conference marking the 100th anniversary of Narayana Guru’s first All Religions’ Conference. “Sree Narayana Guru dedicated his life to promoting a social and religious awakening by his [...]

Pope Francis thanked members of the Hidden Christian Research Association for their work of preserving and researching the hidden Christian sites in the Japan’s Nagasaki region, where the faith was handed on between the 17th and 19th centuries amid persecution. The Pope, in a November 30 audience, expressed hope that [...]