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Over 1 million Afghan girls denied education since 2021 ban

The UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, warns that restrictions on girls’ secondary education could affect more than 2 million by 2030, with dire consequences for the country’s health, workforce, and future economic growth.

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Pope: Pontifical diplomacy at the service of peace, truth and justice

Visiting the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy on the occasion of its 325th anniversary, Pope Leo XIV reflects on the figure of the pontifical diplomatic priest: a messenger of peace, called to defend the entire human family, not only the Catholic community.

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Antilles Bishops bring Caribbean realities to heart of Universal Church

The President of the Antilles Episcopal Conference describes the bishops’ ad limina visit to Rome as a vital moment of communion with the universal Church and an opportunity to share the Caribbean’s pastoral realities.

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UN–EU assessment says Gaza set back 77 years

A UN - European Union joint warning says that human development across Gaza has been set back by a staggering 77 years.

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Cardinal Pizzaballa: Jerusalem is called to heal the world’s wounds

In a new pastoral letter, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem reflects on the war in the Holy Land, saying that the conflict has “brought one era to a close and opened another, doing so in the worst possible way.”

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