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February 7, 2017

Vatican's U.N. nuncio urges action on poverty that moves beyond economics

Vatican nuncio to the United Nations, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, says solutions to poverty has to be more than just about economics. They also have to include social, personal and environmental factors.

UNITED NATIONS – Saying poverty is the greatest challenge facing humanity, the Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations called on nations to seek solutions to poverty not only based on economics but to also address personal, social and environmental factors that contribute to it.

Published in Vatican
January 18, 2017

Venezuela's bishops: social, economic crisis demands a timetable for elections

The bishops of Venezuela have urged their government to hold elections in a timely manner as the country faces a crisis of hyperinflation and chronic shortage of goods.

CARACAS, Venezuela – The bishops of Venezuela have urged that elections take place in the country in a timely manner, in light of the crisis of hyperinflation and chronic shortages of goods facing their nation.

Published in International
October 31, 2015

Church concerned by potential impact of 278-km canal across Nicaragua

isherman Joseph Enoch Rodriguez sits on a log Sept. 9 in Boca de Brito, Nicaragua, a small community on the Pacific coast. Catholic Church representatives in Nicaragua are concerned about the potential social and environmental impact of building a 278-km-long canal through the country to link the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Catholic Church representatives in Nicaragua are concerned about the potential social and environmental impact of building a 278-km-long canal through the country to link the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans.

Published in International