The adventure of the translation of the relics of St Monica

The adventure of the translation of the relics of St Monica

The mortal remains of Saint Monica, the mother of St Augustine, were discovered near the church of Santโ€™Aurea, close to the ruins of Romeโ€™s ancient river port of Ostia, in the 15th century. Transferred to the capital by the Augustinian friars with the permission of Pope Martin V, they are now enshrined in the Roman basilica of St Augustine in Campo Marzio, in a special chapel.

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Nepal: Climatologist warns of possibility of future landslides

Nepal: Climatologist warns of possibility of future landslides

An update on the natural disaster that occurred on the border with Tibet, and the warning climatologist Cat Berro of the Italian Meteorological Society: โ€œGlobally, there is a greater likelihood of large-scale landslides occurring, which may affect glaciers. The retreat of glaciers and the thawing of permafrost are leading to a general destabilisation of high-mountain regions.โ€

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Cardinal Pizzaballa: The West Bank is a ‘lawless land’

Cardinal Pizzaballa: The West Bank is a ‘lawless land’

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem spoke on the final day of the Rimini Meeting, calling for greater diplomatic engagement by the West to halt the escalating violence in the Middle East. He also reiterated the need to build hope and foster interreligious dialogue from the ground up, rejecting the dehumanization of the other and supporting the two-state solution.

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Cardinal Bo to legislators: Work toward ban on autonomous lethal weapons

Cardinal Bo to legislators: Work toward ban on autonomous lethal weapons

Delivering a keynote address to Christian lawmakers and political leaders gathered in Assisi, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, warned against allowing algorithms to โ€œsystematically infantilize entire societies.โ€ He urged lawmakers to โ€œestablish binding legal guardrails, demand corporate transparency, reject the automation of human slaughter, and ensure that technology remains entirely subservient to the magnificent humanity that God has entrusted to our care.โ€

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Representatives from Latin America open a dialogue on drugs in Rome

Representatives from Latin America open a dialogue on drugs in Rome

From 25 to 27 August, representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean, together with participants with experience from Asia, Africa and Europe, are meeting to discuss prevention, recovery and social integration, and to put forward a response based on community, faith and shared responsibility in addressing addiction and the criminal recruitment of young people.

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