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Pope John Paul II
5 October 1995
"We can see how important it is to safeguard the fundamental right to freedom of religion and freedom of conscience,
as the cornerstones of the structure of human rights
and the foundation of every truly free society."
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Holy See Sponsors Rio +20 Side Event on Agriculture and Sustainable Societies: Food Security, Land and Solidarity
6/8/2012
On
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 from 13:30-15:00, the Holy See and its
co-sponsors, CARITAS Internationalis, Franciscans International and the
Coopération Internationale pour le Développement et la Solidarité
(CIDSE) will host a parallel event on the occasion of the United Nations
Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20) entitled: Agriculture and Sustainable Societies: Food Security, Land and Solidarity at the RioCentro Conference center in Rio de Janeiro, Conference room T-8.
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Papal Greetings from Above
en Route to Mexico and Cuba
3/23/2012
Pope Benedict sent telegrams to the heads of state of the countries he
is scheduled to fly over as he makes his way to Mexico, the first leg of
his Latin American trip. These countries are Italy, France, the United
Kingdom, Ireland, Greenland (Kingdom of Denmark), Canada, and the United
States of America. In his telegrams, he assured the leaders of his
prayers and best wishes for the people of their nations.
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The Pope's Condolences for the Victims of the Coach Accident in Switzerland
3/15/2012
The Holy Father has sent a telegram of condolence, through Cardinal
Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B., to Archbishop Andre-Mutien
Leonard of Mechelen-Brussels, Belgium, for the victims of a coach
accident in Sierre. Switzerland, in which twenty-eight people lost their
lives, twenty-two of them Belgian children on a school outing.
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Papal Condolences for Victims of Train Wreck which took place in Szczekociny, Poland
3/6/2012
In a telegram released Tuesday, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his
“spiritual closeness and condolences” to the victims of last Saturday’s
train wreck in Poland. He prayed for Divine Mercy and eternal life for
those who died, for a speedy recovery for the injured; and for courage
and peace for those who are suffering on account of the accident.
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The Holy See Addresses the Needs of Rural Women
3/5/2012
Calling attention to the women in rural areas who “oftentimes work in
deplorable situations against odds that defy imagination: long hours of
unpaid work, unhygienic situations, poor nutrition, lack of access to
water, limited access to healthcare, discrimination and exposure to
violence, including against pregnant mothers” the Holy See today
insisted that “women, and in particular rural women, should be given the
recognition that is due to them and they should be able to make an
impact on the world around them”
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Holy Father’s Grief over the Argentinian Train Crash
2/23/2012
Pope
Benedict has sent a telegram of condolence to the Archbishop of Buenos
Aires, Jorge Maria Cardinal Bergoglio, following a train crash in the
city yesterday which killed 50 people and injured more than 675 people.
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(New York,
4-15 March 2013)
Madame Chair,
This year’s choice
of this important topic underlines the tragic reality of the continued
victimization of women and girls around the world by myriad forms of
exploitation and violence, in a shameful continuum, ranging from sex-selective
abortions, female infanticide, abandonment, trafficking, rape, domestic abuse,
rape as a weapon of war, forced prostitution, to misguided government policies
unduly restricting the number of children per family and other forms of
violence. Many women and girls, from the moment of conception until natural
death, face an array of immoral and dehumanizing acts of violence. In addition,
degrading practices, such as female genital mutilation, child marriage, forced
sterilization and forced abortions, characterize this continuum and constitute heinous forms of oppression trampling upon the
dignity of women and girls. This reality demands that Governments as well as
all societal institutions undertake concerted and comprehensive efforts to
address this grave problem.
Read the rest of the Intervention here.
Mons. Vincenzo Paglia
President, Pontifical
Council for the Family
The 20th
anniversary of the United Nations International Year of the Family
The 30th
anniversary of the Holy See’s Charter of the Rights of the Family
It
is an honor and a pleasure to address you in this Event being conducted under
the auspices of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Economic
and Social Council (ECOSOC) in preparation for the Twentieth Anniversary of the
International Year of the Family. I offer my sincere thanks to His Excellency,
the Most Reverend Francis A. Chullikatt, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to
the United Nations, for all he has done to make this Event possible.
As
the Department has emphasized, the Anniversary is an “opportunity to refocus on the role of families in development; take
stock of recent trends in family policy development; share good practices in
family policy making; review challenges faced by families worldwide and
recommend solutions.”
Read the rest of the speech here.
(New York, 6-15 February 2013)
Madame
Chairperson,
My delegation congratulates you and the
bureau on your election and looks forward to contributing towards a fruitful 51st
session of the Commission.
The Commission’s priority theme for this
year’s session, "Promoting empowerment of people
in achieving poverty eradication, social integration and full employment
and decent work for all", comes at a time when an
estimated 456 million workers continue to live on less than $1.25 day and, as
the Secretary General’s report notes, 200 million people are still unemployed
as at the end of 2011. These figures are a stark reminder of the persistent
presence of extreme poverty in our world. How could the current situation not
awaken the conscience of policy-makers, private enterprises, individuals and
families to urgently engage in the promotion of a culture of work so
fundamentally akin to our human dignity?
Read the rest of the statement here
New York, 12
November 2012
Mr. Chairman,
The eradication of poverty remains a primordial concern for the United
Nations. At the Rio plus 20 Summit last June, the outcome document highlighted poverty
eradication as an ‘overarching objective’ and the ‘greatest challenge facing
the world today’. The outcome document further emphasized the need for poverty
reduction to be pursued within a framework of sustainable development in which
there is a commitment to equitable growth and to proper stewardship of the
environment. This document recognized that people are at the center of
sustainable development and that we must continue to strive for a world that is
just, equitable and which includes all people- from the most vulnerable to the
most helpless.
Read the rest of the statement here
Violence and Intolerance on the basis of Religion or belief
9th November 2012
Mr. Chairman,
As
this is the first time my delegation has addressed this committee during this
session, let me congratulate you and the bureau for your election to this
committee and offer you best wishes in fulfilling your duties during this
session.
Today’s
discussion is a valuable contribution to the promotion and protection of human
rights, and in this regard my Delegation would like to highlight one of the
fundamental principles upon which the United Nations is founded, namely,
freedom of religion. ...
Read the rest of the Intervention here
New York, 6 November 2012
Mr.
Chairman,
My delegation having carefully
reviewed the Report of Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and
Works Agency for Palestine Refugees on the Near East (UNRWA) as well as the
speech of the Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi delivered to the UNRWA
Advisory Commission 18 June 2012 (Dead Sea, Jordan), commends the transparency
of the reporting and the implementation of critical financial reforms needed to
meet the changing realities in the region. ...
Read the rest of the statement here
Address by H.E. Archbishop Dominique Mamberti,
Secretary for Relations with States, Head of Delegation of the Holy See,
at the General Debate of the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly
New York, 1 October 2012
Tout
en vous exprimant les félicitations du Saint-Siège pour votre élection à
la Présidence de la 67ème session de l’Assemblée générale, j’ai
l’honneur de vous transmettre, ainsi qu’à toutes les délégations
participantes, les salutations les plus cordiales de Sa Sainteté le Pape
Benoît XVI, qui invoque sur chacun l’abondance des bénédictions de Dieu
Tout-puissant. ...Read the rest of the remarks here.
Watch the Address here.
Intervention of the Holy See
for the Second Review Conference
on the implementation of the Programme of Action
to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in
Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its AspectsNew York, 28 August 2012
Allow
me at the outset to congratulate you on your election to the Presidency
of the 2012 Review Conference on the implementation of the Programme of
Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms
and Light Weapons in all its aspects. My Delegation assures you of its
full support in your efforts towards a successful outcome of this
Conference...
Read the rest of the remarks here.
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