2014

Ceremony for the Signing of the Faith Leaders’ Joint Declaration Against Slavery

On 2 December 2014 at the Casina Pio IV, headquarters of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences, Catholic, Anglican, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish and Orthodox ... Read all

Young People Against Prostitution and Human Trafficking: The Greatest Violence Against Women

The estimates of prostitution and human trafficking are staggering. Precise statistics are impossible, given the hidden and criminal nature of these abuses but it is estimated that ... Read all

Less Nuclear Stocks and More Development

The existence of nuclear weapons poses serious security and safety threats to the countries possessing them and to the whole world. More than 20 years after the end of the cold war ... Read all

World Meeting of Popular Movements

The culture of encounter at the service of poor people and poor nations As long as the problems of the poor are not radically resolved by rejecting the absolute autonomy of ... Read all

Evolving Concepts of Nature

Right from the roots of cultural evolution of mankind, testimonies can be found of early and of later modified and updated world views, that must be based both on careful ... Read all

Sustainable Humanity, Sustainable Nature: Our Responsibility

Are Humanity's dealings with Nature sustainable? What is the status of the Human Person in a world where science predominates? How should we perceive Nature and what is a good ... Read all

Syria. Can We Remain Indifferent?

1. Syria’s civil war has occurred in two phases. The first phase, roughly from January 2011 until March 2012, was largely an internal affair. When the Arab Spring erupted in ... Read all