Tag: Holy See
Holy See granted permanent observer status at WHO
The WHO’s 74th World Health Assembly adopted a resolution on Monday granting the Holy See a non-Member State Observer status.
Holy See: The Church cannot bless same-sex unions
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith responds in the negative to the possibility of imparting a blessing to unions of same-sex couples, noting that it “does not imply a judgment on persons” involved.
Holy See calls for easing of intellectual property barriers for Covid-19 vaccines
The Holy See is calling for the easing of restrictions imposed by the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), in order to allow speedy and maximum access to Covid-19 vaccines.
Holy See calls for joint efforts to combat trafficking in persons
The Holy See’s Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) stresses the importance of joint efforts to respond to the crime of trafficking in persons, a scourge that affects some 40 million victims worldwide.
Holy See urges concrete solutions to protect life and dignity of refugees
Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva, on Tuesday addressed a meeting on resettling refugees through complementary pathways.
Number of women employees in the Vatican on the rise
In the past ten years, both the overall number and the percentage of women working in the Vatican has grown.