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Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, at a Vatican press conference July 7, 2020./ Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Sea Sunday 2021: Vatican calls for dignified conditions for maritime workers

Jul 7, 2021

In a message for Sea Sunday, a Vatican cardinal appealed to the international community to ensure that those who work at sea are treated with full human dignity.

Officials at Stella Maris in the Kenya's Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa led by their Director, Fr. John Webotsa (second from left) pose with fishers at Vanga, a fishing village located at the country's border with Tanzania. A government official from the country's fisheries department (right) looks on. Credit: Fr. John Webotsa/ Stella Maris Mombasa

Plans Underway to Develop Online Communication Tool for Seafarers in Kenyan Archdiocese

Jul 6, 2021

The Apostleship of the Sea in Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa plans to develop, in collaboration with other stakeholders, an online communication tool in the country’s maritime sector to keep those who work at sea in touch with their families.

Le cardinal Peter Turkson, préfet du Dicastère pour la promotion du développement humain intégral, photographié le 19 janvier 2020. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Seafarers Charity Apostleship of the Sea is Renamed Stella Maris

Sep 28, 2020

The Apostleship of the Sea, a Catholic charity helping seafarers worldwide, will now be known as Stella Maris.

"You are not forgotten," Vatican-based African Cardinal Tells Seafarers on Sea Sunday

Jul 12, 2020

A Vatican cardinal urged Catholics Sunday to exercise a “preferential option for the poor” for seafarers serving on the front line of the coronavirus crisis.

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