Category: Holy See Mission to the United Nations

Nuncio urges more accountability by nations for ‘crimes against humanity’

by bcadmin | Oct 13, 2022 | Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, Catholic News Service, Holy See Mission to the United Nations, News, United Nations, Vatican, Vatican diplomacy | 0 |

The Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations told a committee of the world body that “civilian populations continue to be victims of widespread and systematic attacks.”

Archbishop invites U.N. reps to begin dialogue on nuclear disarmament

by bcadmin | Sep 13, 2022 | Archbishop John C. Wester, Catholic News Service, Holy See Mission to the United Nations, News, nuclear disarmament, nuclear war, Nuclear weapons, United Nations, Vatican | 0 |

Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, brought his summons to begin meaningful conversations to achieve full nuclear disarmament to the annual United Nations prayer service.

Caccia: Mutual trust is ‘vital’ to pursuit of nonproliferation, disarmament

by bcadmin | Aug 12, 2022 | Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, Catholic News Service, Holy See Mission to the United Nations, News, nuclear disarmament, Nuclear weapons, United Nations, Vatican | 0 |

Nuclear-weapon-free zones model a way forward toward a world free of nuclear weapons, said Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations.

Vatican, offering ‘moral support,’ joins U.N. treaty on climate change

by bcadmin | Jul 8, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Climate change, Holy See diplomacy, Holy See Mission to the United Nations, News, United Nations, Vatican, Vatican diplomacy | 0 |

The Vatican is now a formal party to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and has declared it intends also to formally join the 2015 Paris Agreement.

Jordan’s royal couple receives Path to Peace Award from Vatican foundation

by bcadmin | May 12, 2022 | Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East, Holy Land, Holy See Mission to the United Nations, Jerusalem, Jordan, News | 0 |

Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Queen Rania were honored May 9 with the annual Path to Peace Award from the foundation that supports the work of the Vatican Mission to the United Nations.

Ukraine’s UN ambassador: World needs to stop ignoring ‘pure evil’ from Russia

by bcadmin | Mar 25, 2022 | Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Church in Europe, Church in the US, Holy See Mission to the United Nations, lead, News, Russia, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis, United Nations | 0 |

Before Ukraine’s U.N. ambassador participated in a March 24 vote to get more aid to Ukraine he stood behind a podium inside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan and called on the organization to take swift action against Russia.

U.N. nuncio joins others in calling for end to hostilities in Ukraine

by bcadmin | Mar 4, 2022 | Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, Catholic News Service, Church in Europe, General assembly, Holy See diplomacy, Holy See Mission to the UN, Holy See Mission to the United Nations, News, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis, United Nations, Vatican diplomacy | 0 |

During an emergency special session of the U.N. General Assembly March 2, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia said the Vatican joins other nations in calling for the immediate cessation of hostilities in Ukraine and a return to diplomacy and dialogue.

Vatican UN rep urges ‘concrete action’ to protect civilians amid armed conflict

by bcadmin | Jan 27, 2022 | Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, Catholic News Service, Holy See Mission to the United Nations, News, United Nations, Vatican | 0 |

Efforts by the United Nations to limit the use of explosive weaponry in highly populated urban areas gained the support of the Vatican’s nuncio to the world organization.

Global community is obligated to address Haiti’s plight, says U.N. nuncio

by bcadmin | Oct 22, 2021 | Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas, Haiti, Holy See Mission to the United Nations, News, UN Security Council, United Nations, Vatican diplomacy | 0 |

As Haitians seek to rebuild their country, “it is imperative that the international community take a shared and concrete interest in their plight,” the Vatican’s U.N. nuncio said

Vatican diplomat calls mercy, fraternity vital in administering justice

by bcadmin | Oct 4, 2021 | Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, Archdiocese of Washington, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Holy See Mission to the United Nations, News, Red Mass, U.S. Supreme Court | 0 |

hose involved in the “sacred responsibilities of justice, public service and diplomatic work” must administer justice in a spirit of mercy and fraternity, the Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations said.

Vatican: Racial, religious bigotry leads to human rights violations

by bcadmin | Sep 24, 2021 | Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Catholic News Service, Holy See Mission to the United Nations, News, Secretariat of State, United Nations, Vatican, Vatican diplomacy | 0 |

World leaders must commit to rooting out the evil of racism, xenophobia and racial discrimination through meaningful legislation and action, said Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, Vatican foreign minister.

Religious leaders offer prayers before start of U.N. General Assembly

by bcadmin | Sep 15, 2021 | Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, Bishop Gregory J. Mansour, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Holy See Mission to the United Nations, News, United Nations | 0 |

In the face of widespread evidence of humanity’s dark side, speakers a prayer service Sept. 13 — on the eve of the opening of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly — identified unmistakable signs of hope.