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7 Things to Know about Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s Likely New Catholic Prime Minister
Italy’s national elections on Sept. 25 ended with Giorgia Meloni, a Catholic mother, poised to become the country’s first female prime minister.
African Nations Stand Alone Against Abortion Rights, Gender Ideology at the UN
A United Nations resolution defining abortion as a human right and advancing gender ideology was adopted this month with overwhelming support from Western countries but was opposed by a group of mainly African nations.
African Faith Leaders, Civil Society Decry Locals’ Exclusion in World Agriculture Policies
Members of Our Land is Our Life Alliance, an entity that brings together various African civil society organizations (CSOs) and faith leaders, have decried the exclusion of local populations in the implementation of agricultural policies that affect the continent.
Bishops in Ireland, European Union Launch Initiative against Sexual Violence in Somalia
Catholic Bishops in Ireland have, in partnership with the leadership of the European Union (EU), launched a campaign against Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in Somalia.
Caritas Internationalis Officials Highlight Five Lines of Action to Address Sahel Crisis
The leadership of the global confederation of Catholic relief agencies, Caritas Internationalis (CI), has outlined five lines of action that could help address the crisis in the Central Sahel region, which comprises the West African nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
Churches in DR Congo Partner with European Union for €2m COVID-19 Sensitization Program
Church leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have partnered with the European Union (EU) for a nine-month sensitization project dubbed “Support project for the prevention of COVID-19 in the DRC through communication for behavior change during and after the epidemic” worth Eur.2 million (US$2.17 million).
Why Persecution in Mozambique is “an injustice that is crying out to heaven”
A Bishop in Mozambique has decried the reigning oppression of people who speak against the increased attacks that mainly target the Church in the southern African country, terming the attacks as “an injustice that is crying out to heaven”.
