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• Conrad Hilton’s entrepreneurial spirit lives on through women religious
  Conrad Hilton is not only known for the hotel chain that bears his name. Because of him, and the legacy he left on his death, thousands, if not millions, of people have been helped through the grants the Hilton Foundation provides to women religious the world over. Read all  
• Falling in love with Amazonia: a film
  Film director Estevão Ciavatta’s 3D experience, with the expert guidance of an indigenous chief, takes the viewer on an extraordinary journey through the world's largest rainforest threatened by mankind and climate change. The purpose: to raise awareness about its breathtaking beauty, to bring people closer together, to encourage them to care for this piece of […]
• Donors pledge to help to rebuild Türkiye and Syria
  Donors at a European Union-led conference pledge seven billion euros to help to rebuild Türkiye and Syria after last month’s devastating earthquakes. Read all  
• Searching for new worlds using Vatican telescope
  Vatican Observatory Foundation announces astronomers from the Leibniz-Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) and the Vatican Observatory (VO) teamed up to spectroscopically survey more than 1000 bright stars which are suspected to host their own exoplanets. Read all  
• WCC joins appeals for better protecting holy sites in Jerusalem
  Following a series of attacks on Christian sites in Jerusalem, including the latest at the Church of Gethsemane, the World Council of Churches joins appeals to protect holy sites. Read all  
• Highjacked by the Holy Spirit on the Camino de Santiago
  A new film, "Santiago: The Camino Within", will be released on 28 March 2023. As the director explains, it aims to inspire people to break free from the noise of daily life and to embrace evangelisation on a life-changing pilgrimage. Read all  
• Holy See draws attention to people facing religious persecution
  Addressing the UN's council on Human Rights, the Vatican representative of the Holy See's Permanent Mission to the United Nations highlights the ongoing plight of people being persecuted for their religious beliefs. Read all