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The COMECE Assembly to gather with Cardinal Parolin in light of Pope’s recent message on Europe
“I dream of a Europe that is a family and a community, a Europe that is a friend to each and all, a Europe that is inclusive and generous. Europe, find yourself! Be yourself!”, writes Pope Francis on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of COMECE and on the eve of the Assembly of EU…
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European Union MPs raise alarm over treatment of minority girls in Pakistan
… June 2020, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) Fulvio Martusciello, Miriam … and also raised by EU Special Representative for Human … also highlighted that “the EU has recently supported the … headquarters and through the EU Delegation and Member States …
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Cheap EU chicken presents grave human health risk: report
… and the Netherlands’ Plukon Food Group (36%). Read more: … that a lack of uniform EU rules has allowed the … -resistant pathogens in meat to flourish across Europe. Germanwatch argues that … cheap chicken and switch to organic products from smaller, farm- …
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Poland ‘slammed the door shut’ on legal and safe abortions: Human rights experts
A group of UN independent human rights experts have denounced a court ruling in Poland that bans abortions on the ground of fatal or severe foetal impairment, effectively “slamming the door shut” on safe and legal pregnancy terminations.
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Pope: ‘we never pray alone: Jesus prays with us’ – Vatican News
Pope Francis continues his catechesis on prayer inviting the faithful to persevere in prayer in every moment of their lives, even in the most difficult, and in those in which we feel the burden of our sins.
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EIB supports ALTUM to help Latvian businesses
Together with the Latvian Ministry of Economy, in mid-March Altum launched a EUR 200m Covid-19 Working Capital Loan Programme, a support mechanism for Latvian businesses impacted by the Covid-19 crisis. To expand the capabilities of this programme to safeguard Latvian businesses and jobs, in July the European Investment Bank lent ALTUM €80 million in Covid-related…
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Two Religion Reporters Cover Where Faith and Politics Meet
… their impact. For our religion reporters, Ruth Graham and … is harder to get. Religion and politics seem inseparable these … life together. For centuries religion was politics, and it … States. How is covering religion during the 2020 election different …
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European Union clears LVMH-Tiffany deal as court battle looms
European Union regulators have blessed LVMH’s $ … in key jurisdictions including the European Union. LVMH countersued late last month … request for comment on the EU’s approval of the deal …
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‘Franciscan friars administer Syrian Christians in Idlib jihadist zone’
Two Franciscan friars are the only remaining clergy in Idlib, Syria, and the details of their lives ministering in one of the last bastions of jihadist rule in the country, including the daily threat of being killed, tortured or attacked are revealed by Catholic aid group.
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Renewal of Vatican-China deal triggers Taiwan religious freedom concerns
Taiwan has highlighted concern for religious freedom and human rights following the Oct. 22 announcement of the renewal of the Vatican-China provisional agreement on the appointment of bishops.