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Individual human beings are the foundation, the cause and the end of every social institution. This fact must be recognized, as also the fact that they are raised in the plan of Providence to an order of reality which is above nature.Pope Paul VI, Populorum Progressio
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Statement by the Holy See at the Special Meeting of the Economic and Social Council on Forced Displacement and Refugee Protection
In his remarks, the Holy See emphasized the importance of recognizing the inherent, God-given dignity of all people, including refugees.
April 24 2025
Message from Archbishop Gabriele Caccia on the Death of His Holiness Pope Francis
It is with great sadness that the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations received the news of the death of His Holiness Pope Francis.
April 21 2025
Apostolica Sedes Vacans: April 21st, 2025
At 9.47 this morning, His Eminence Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, announced with sorrow the death of Pope Francis
April 21 2025
Archbishop Caccia Delivers Statement At the General Debate of the 58th Session of the Commission on Population and Development
9 April 2025 Madam Chair, My Delegation is pleased to participate in this fifty-eighth session o…
April 09 2025
Statement by Archbishop Caccia at the General Exchange of Views at the United Nations Disarmament Commission
Expressing concern at the continued rise of political instability and conflict, Archbishop Caccia noted that States are increasingly turning to military solutions.
April 08 2025
Archbishop Caccia Delivers Statement at the High-Level Meeting on Middle-Income Countries
Archbishop Caccia highlighted the urgent need to address the structural challenges faced by MICs.
April 07 2025
Professor Gabriella Gambino, Under-Secretary of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, delivers statement at the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
Emphasizing the equal dignity of every woman and man based on her or his very being, Prof. Gambino noted that this is fully recognizable even by reason alone, and underpins the primacy of the human person and the protection of human rights.
March 14 2025
Archbishop Caccia delivers statement at the Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons General Exchange of Views
As we mark the 80th anniversary of the first nuclear test in New Mexico, and the subsequent deployment of atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it is imperative to acknowledge the unparalleled suffering caused by these weapons of mass destruction.
March 04 2025