Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Vatican thanks seafarers, appeals for respect for their rights
- Jul 6, 2021
Seafarers kept products moving globally during the coronavirus pandemic, but too many of them have no access to vaccines, have been stranded on ships and often face the danger of piracy, the Vatican said.

By Cindy Wooden
Vatican official: ‘Unfortunate’ some deny human origin of climate crisis
- May 18, 2021
Closing the year-long celebration of the Laudato Si’ year that began on the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’s ecological encyclical, the Vatican is sponsoring a series of events this week.

By Inés San Martín
Fight against hunger is both human and divine, Vatican webinars insist
- May 15, 2021
As part of its own “Laudato si’ Week” being celebrated May 16-24, but also with the hope of influencing an upcoming UN Food Systems Pre-Summit in Rome in July, the Vatican is presenting a series of webinars on food for all.

By Inés San Martín

Vatican dicastery forms working group on ‘excommunication of mafias’
- May 10, 2021
Marking the beatification of an Italian judge murdered by the Mafia, a Vatican office announced the formation of a working group on “the excommunication of mafias.”

By Catholic News Service

Cardinal Turkson urges graduates to impact troubled world
- May 4, 2021
The head of the Vatican’s justice, peace and human development efforts urged over 700 graduates of the University of Saint Francis to follow the example of their school’s namesake and the advice of the pope who shares his name.

By Don Clemmer
Jane Goodall says Pope Francis is a ‘reason for hope’ in the future
- Apr 21, 2021
World-renowned English anthropologist Jane Goodall has joined her voice to the Vatican’s in calling for the defense of biodiversity, saying she sees Pope Francis as a source of hope for his stance on the environment.

By Elise Ann Allen
Equal access to health care is a matter of justice, Vatican cardinal says
- Apr 8, 2021
Ensuring equal access to health care, especially for the less fortunate, can only be achieved through a “renewed moral commitment by the countries with the greatest resources to the countries most in need,” Cardinal Peter Turkson said.

By Junno Arocho Esteves
Life on earth depends on healthy oceans, Vatican panelists say
- Mar 25, 2021
Everyone is responsible for caring for the world’s oceans, which are fundamental to supporting life on the planet, said a panel of speakers at a Vatican conference.

By Carol Glatz