The group was meeting at the Vatican March 7-9 to discuss the contributions religions can make to achieving the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals in a way that responds to the needs of the poor and respects the environment.
Pope: World in need of ‘ecological conversion’ to advance sustainability
Education for refugee girls still low, needs to improve, report says
Education for refugee girls is critical to protect them from trafficking, exploitation says new report by Jesuit Refugee Service/USA.
Sunday Scripture readings: March 10, 2019
First Sunday of Lent
First reading: Dt 26:4-10
Second reading: Rom 10:8-13
Gospel: Lk 4:1-13
World health depends on changing way food is made, eaten, say speakers
Speakers at a Vatican conference on sustainable development said the food people choose at the supermarket and cook in their kitchens can make a huge difference in helping address the global problems of hunger, obesity and climate change.
Guatemalans hit by three years of drought among those CRS Rice Bowl helps
Three years of drought in Central America have destroyed crops of corn and beans, leaving families starving and causing Guatemala to declare a true state of emergency, said Catholic Relief Services officials.
Pope: God is purifying the church with ‘unbearable’ pain of abuse scandal
The pope administered the sacrament to several priests during his annual Lenten meeting with the priests of the Diocese of Rome.
In times of crisis, church returns to basics of faith, Bishop Barron says
Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron of Los Angeles speaks to reporters March 7, 2019, at Rome’s Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas moments after receiving an honorary doctorate from the university.
Pope conveys ‘heartfelt solidarity,’ prayers for tornado victims
As of March 6, the number of lives lost in Alabama during a violent tornado that swept through the central part of the state remained at 23, and USA Today reported that anonymous donors have now offered to pay for their funerals. The victims ranged in age from 6 to 89.