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Pope Francis’ Address To The United Nations General Assembly (Full Transcript)
As released by the Vatican.Mr President,Ladies and Gentlemen,Thank you for your kind words. Once again, following a tradition by which I feel honored, the Secretary General of the United Nations has invited the Pope to address this distinguished assembly of nations. In my own name, and that of the entire Catholic community, I wish to express to...
Pope Francis Challenges World Leaders To Set Aside Partisan Interests And Work Together For Peace
UNITED NATIONS — Pope Francis urged world leaders to “set aside partisan and ideological interests” and work together to protect the environment and care for all of humanity on Friday morning during his address to the United Nations General Assembly.UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon accompanies Pope Francis into United Nations...
Before And Beyond The Syrian Calamity
What started as a civil war in Syria nearly five years ago has now evolved into an international crisis unmatched by any other since World War II. The global community now has a solemn obligation to end this humanitarian disaster, but it cannot do so unless all the powers affected by the conflict set aside their differences in order to end the...
Obama, Putin Will Meet Next Week In New York At Putin’s Request
WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week while both men are in New York for the United Nations General Assembly at Putin’s request, a senior Obama administration official said on Thursday.”Given the situations in Ukraine and Syria, despite our profound...
Borrowing a Wedding Photographer’s Camera To Document War Crimes
A few minutes into his opening statement in the case against Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo before the International Criminal Court in 2009, the prosecutor stopped speaking. He pointed to a screen with video footage that slowly lingers over a group of child soldiers. To make his case, he simply punctuated the visual images with a short...
7 Issues That Pope Francis Has Prioritized During His Papacy
(RNS) Pope Francis is widely viewed as the “pope of change.” But just how is he changing the Catholic Church — and today’s world? What are his top issues? Here’s a look at seven main planks of his pontificate:1. Walking the walkEvery pope is first and foremost a teacher of the faith. And for Francis, as for his predecessors, a firm...
Putin’s Plan: Moscow handles Syria, Washington handles Iraq
In ten days from now in New York, initiatives, talks, understandings, and deals will come together under two main titles: terrorism and immigration. Both issues in the minds of world leaders are closely linked to Syria and other crises in the Arab world. US President Barack Obama called for a world summit on terrorism with the Islamic State group...
Report from Croatia: ‘They Don’t Know Where They’re Going, or Where They Might End Up’
Croatia has closed its borders with Serbia. Not even native Croatians are allowed entry. I’m in Serbia now. For the past four days, I’ve been traveling along the border of southern Europe. Now, all I want to do is to return to Germany. But there’s a problem; I left my car in Croatia on my way over here. I have to find a way back...
Weekend Roundup: Connecting Minds Across Cultures
“Forty years of crisscrossing the planet has led me to suspect that the world isn’t growing smaller,” the inveterate traveler and literary journalist Pico Iyer laments. “If anything, the differences, the distances between us, are growing greater than they’ve ever been. In the Age of Information, many of us know less...
U.S. Plans Military Talks With Russia Over Syria
LONDON (AP) — The U.S. is planning direct talks between Russian and American military officials over Russia’s growing involvement in Syria.Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters in London that President Barack Obama believes such discussions are an important next step as the U.S. and its allies seek to resolve a worsening Syria...
