Pope says climate change, wars threaten humanity's existence Calls for debt forgiveness, new 'global financial charter' Urges countries to divert defence spending to tackling hunger VATICAN CITY ...

The West has an enormous ecological debt towards the Global South. Pope Francis, in his message for Peace 2025, implores the wealthiest countries on the planet to forgive the debts of the poorer ones.

VATICAN CITY – The world must do more to reduce the debt burden faced by low income countries to avoid them entering a cycle of poverty and despair, Pope Francis said on June 5.. Global debt ...

A commission appointed by the late Pope Francis has released a new report highlighting the urgent need to address global debt, which has hindered sustainable development and climate action. The ...

CNA Newsroom, Jan 1, 2025 / 07:30 am. Pope Francis marked the Angelus prayer on the first day of 2025 by calling on Christian nations to set an example through debt relief for the world’s ...

Ahead of the Vatican's 2025 Jubilee Year, Pope Francis pressed world financial ministers on June 5 to support an international mechanism to alleviate foreign debt, which is now estimated at some ...

Pope Francis on Dec. 12 called for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty, the alleviation of foreign debt and the creation of a new global fund to eradicate hunger and combat climate change.

In the name of his ongoing Jubilee year of mercy, Pope Francis has strongly called upon global leaders to make what he has termed “courageous gestures of concern” for those left most in need ...

Pope Francis helped facilitate efforts to restructure the crippling debt load in his native Argentina Feb. 5, taking part in a Vatican conference that was the setting for discussions between the ...

VATICAN CITY, June 5 (Reuters) - The world must do more to reduce the debt burden faced by low income countries to avoid them entering a cycle of poverty and despair, Pope Francis said on Wednesday.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis called on Thursday for new international agreements to reduce the debt burden faced by low-income countries and a shift in spending from arms and military ...