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G20 Summit
“Moral failure”: Catholic Priest in South Africa on Debt Crisis, Urges G20 Presidency to break Debt Injustice Cycle
The Director of the Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) at the South African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has described the current debt burden on Africa and developing countries as “a moral failure” and a cycle that the current holder of the Group of Twenty (G20) presidency should bring to an end.
South Africa’s G20 Presidency: Catholic Bishop Calls for Inclusive Systems for World’s Vulnerable Populations
The chairperson of the Social Action Department at the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) has appealed to global leaders to take bold, tangible actions that promote justice, equity, and inclusion for the world’s most vulnerable populations during the ongoing Group of Twenty (G20) Presidency in South Africa.
At G20 Symposium in South Africa, Catholic Bishop Calls for Urgent Response to Cries of Refugees, Migrants
Bishop Sylvester David has urged delegates at the June 23-24 International Symposium on Global Justice and Solidarity in South Africa to respond swiftly to the cries of the refugees and migrants displaced by violence in various parts of the world.
South Africa’s G20 Presidency Opportune Moment for “Africa to raise its moral voice”: Catholic Bishop
The current G20 Presidency that South Africa holds is an opportunity for “Africa to raise its moral voice”, the Chairman of Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has said.
Bishop in Nigeria Advocates for “culture of a strong legal basis” to Address Extremism
There is need for governments, including those in Africa, to have in place a “culture of a strong legal basis” to address the challenge of religious extremism, a Catholic Bishop in Nigeria has said.
Catholic Bishops in Africa among Leaders Urging G20 to “consign fossil fuels to history”
Catholic Bishops in Africa are among the dozens of Church leaders who have petitioned the intergovernmental forum of 19 countries and the European Union (EU) – the G20 – ahead of its meeting later this month “to keep fossil fuels in the ground”.
If We Want Peace on Earth, “we cannot lose sight of Heaven”: Pope to Interfaith Summit
“I would like to reiterate that if we want to preserve fraternity on Earth, ‘we cannot lose sight of Heaven.’”
