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Carlo Acutis: Millennial generation has a Blessed – Vatican News
A member of the Millennial generation, fifteen-year-old Carlo Acutis, will be beatified in Assisi on Saturday. A brief biography recounts how his passion for the Eucharist and internet savvy have left us a tangible connection with him.
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Religion Professor Denies Accusations of Human Rights Abuse Cover-Up
… . The faculty member, Professor of Religion and Nancy Schrom Dye Chair …
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The ECB’s independence in times of mounting public debt
INTERVIEW Contribution by Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 10 October 2020 The pandemic is driving up government debt throughout the world. In the euro area, it is set to exceed 100% of GDP, a level that is, however, still below that of many advanced economies. In Germany…
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World Food Program gets Nobel Peace Prize amid gobal hunger fears – Vatican News
The World Food Program has won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of its life-saving work amid worldwide starvation cases. With the coronavirus crisis pushing millions of men, women, and children into hunger, Nobel committee chairman Berit Reiss-Andersen said the United Nations agency deserved this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
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Nagorno-Karabakh: UN rights chief calls for urgent ceasefire as hostilities mount
Amid escalating hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights appealed on Friday for an urgent ceasefire and for greater protection to be given to those caught up in the violence.
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At book 78 and counting, Dean Koontz has no drought of ideas
… author, 75, has a new book out called “Elsewhere” about Jeffy … ;ve written more than 100 books. Do you ever have trouble … has already delivered book No. 79 to his publisher.) Koontz: I… some reviews saying that the books are almost better than ever …
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Book World: Comedian and writer Merrill Markoe dug deep into…
… first diary, a puffy-covered book from 1958. The tiny lock … Letterman”) and writing (10 books and counting). But before she …
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Book World: In ‘Jubilee,’ by Jennifer Givhan, a young woman’s…
… protected each other.” The book continues, alternating between two narratives … herself, and what saves the book from melodrama (it’s … , most recently, of “The Books That Changed My Life: Reflections …
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Mali: Abducted Italian priest, three others freed – Vatican News
Italian Priest, Fr. Pierluigi Maccalli (SMA) from the province of Crema, regains freedom in Mali, alongside three hostages on Friday after just over two years of captivity by militant jihadists.
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Covid: crossroads between the old normal and the new solidarity – Vatican News
Pope Francis is certain of this and is repeating it to everyone: we will emerge either better or worse after the pandemic The global crisis requires that the parameters of human co-existence be rethought through the lens of solidarity. Based on this foundational idea, the “Covid-19: Building a Healthier Future” has been created in collaboration…