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- Oct 20, 2019
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Persecuted Christians urge more action, fewer empty words
- Vatican
- Jul 16, 2019
With global religious persecution increasingly thrust into the international spotlight, members of several Christian communities suffering violence and discrimination have said promises are no longer enough, but action is needed from governing authorities.
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Former U.S. ambassador to Vatican heads commission on ‘Unalienable Rights’
- Church in the US
- Jul 8, 2019
A former Vatican ambassador will head a new U.S. Commission on Unalienable Rights.
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Pope: Protecting human dignity must be government priority
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- Dec 13, 2018
Protecting human dignity and human rights must always be at the heart of any action by world leaders to confront the many humanitarian crises afflicting today’s world, Pope Francis said.
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Pope cites the ‘disappeared’ among those deprived of rights
- Associated Press, Vatican
- Dec 10, 2018
Pope Francis on Monday lamented that the poor, the unborn, those imprisoned and those who have been forcibly “disappeared” do not enjoy the same human rights protections as the wealthy.
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Expert says human rights created ‘iron shield’ shared by Catholic Church
- Church in the US
- Dec 5, 2018
Legal experts and historians marked the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the United Nations on Tuesday.
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