Speaking at a conference on the potential and current humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons a two-day event which drew the participation of 150 nations and media from around the world but which has been largely ignored in the United States a representative of the Holy See questioned the persisten

Archbishop Silvio Tomasi nbsp Permanent Representative of the Holy See to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva nbsp speaking as a representative of The Holy See issued the following statement today Dec 9 during nbsp the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact

The Catholic Church seemed to throw its support behind what is in Europe at least an accelerating movement demanding the abolition of nuclear weapons during the first day of the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons on Dec 8 In a message to the conference participants fr

The rain is falling softly in the evening December chill in Vienna but that has done little to deter the tourists crowding the city rsquo s Christmas markets The historic city center is awash on Dec 6 with Christmas lights and decorations and young and old are out each evening making merry and

President Obama’s plan to essentially freeze most deportations of people without documentation in the United States would protect as many as 4.4 million people and their families. “Mass amnesty would be unfair,” the president said in a televised speech to the nation on Nov. 20. &ld

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Police officer Darren Wilson faces no charges for shooting death of teenager Michael Brown.

The president 39 s proposals on immigration are sure to draw critics who will argue that the Obama administration goes too far But Bill O rsquo Keefe nbsp Vice President of Advocacy and Government Relations for Catholic Relief Services only wishes the administration would go a little further on

President Obama rsquo s plan to essentially freeze most deportations for people who are resident and working in the United States would protect as many as 4 4 million people and their families Nearly two million others are already shielded from deportation by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arriv