In Taiwan, Maryknoll Father Joyalito Tajonera convened 130 leaders from 17 countries last year for the Conference on Fisher’s Welfare.
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World Watch: Treaties Foster Disarmament
International treaties on nuclear weapons and papal teaching on disarmament urge countries to take further steps toward peace.
World Watch: Global Climate Momentum Builds
omentum is building for ambitious action to counter climate change, both in...
2021: A Year Highlighting Child Labor
The United Nations has named 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor, which involves an estimated 152 million children worldwide.
Water Defenders Face Dangerous Challenge
A new book documents how courageous water defenders in El Salvador made the Central American country the first nation in the world to ban metal mining.
Vatican COVID-19 Commission Examines Pastoral and Social Challenges of Pandemic
Pope Francis asks Vatican COVID-19 Commission to focus on four social issue areas: security, economics, ecology and health.
Upholding Human Rights During the Pandemic
U.N. official accuses various countries of alleged human rights abuses under the guise of...
COVID-19 Jubilee Debt Relief
Debt relief campaign seeks to help impoverished countries struggling with COVID-19 pandemic avert...
Querida Amazonia: Call for a Missionary Church
In his new exhortation, Querida Amazonia, Pope Francis describes his "great dreams" for the...
Inequality and Social Unrest
Growing inequality in many countries is leading to protests around the world Last year, a wave of...
Refugees Left in Limbo
Catholic leaders object to government turning blind eye to people fleeing war, persecution and...
Climate Change And Our Food
Food security in jeopardy as climate changes. Climate change is affecting food security globally...
A Nonviolence Movement on the Border
Activists and ordinary people on US-Mexico border put nonviolence into action in response to...