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June 16, 2017

Mental health has a spiritual element, Holy See reminds UN

The United Nations Human Rights Council in session in 2012. Holy See's representative Archbishop Ivan Jurkovich reminded the council June 14 that mental health has a spiritual element.

GENEVA, Switzerland – The Holy See's representative to the United Nations appealed Wednesday to the Human Rights Council to couple psychological treatment with spiritual care.

Published in Vatican
March 6, 2015

Holy See representative urges all states to abolish death penalty

A man holds a sign reading "Death penalty is murder" March 4 outside the trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Boston. Four nationally circulated Catholic publications called for abolishing the death penalty in the United States in a jointly published editorial March 5.

VATICAN CITY - The Catholic Church firmly opposes the death penalty and urges all states to move toward its abolition, said the Vatican's permanent observer to United Nations agencies in Geneva.

Published in International
July 23, 2014

Stop targeting civilians, archbishops tells Israelis, Gaza fighters

An Israeli soldier prays atop a tank near the border with the Gaza Strip July 23. Israeli forces pounded the Gaza Strip July 23 and said they were meeting stiff resistance from Hamas militants.

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican representative to the UN Human Rights Council urged the Israeli military and fighters in the Gaza Strip to stop targeting civilian areas.

Published in International