In the spotlight: Pope welcomes asylum-seekers, volcano Nativity, peace light
Photos of the Week: Dec. 20, 2021
Seafarers’ welfare, dignity need protection, Vatican foreign minister says
The archbishop reiterated the Vatican’s support for the International Maritime Organization and those member states working to protect the basic human rights and the fair and integral development of all seafarers as well as to protect the environment.
Effort helps seafarers maintain livelihoods amid hardships of pandemic
They have home countries but live literally adrift, becoming strangers to all nations. Now, because of the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of thousands of these itinerant workers also are trapped.
Apostleship of the Sea becomes ‘Stella Maris’ in its 100th year
The Apostleship of the Sea is celebrating its 100th anniversary and changing its name to “Stella Maris,” the Latin title of Mary, Star of the Sea, and the name by which most of the Catholic centers for seafarers are known.