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COP28: End fossil-fuel use, says Pope. But UAE energy minister warns, it will send us ‘back to the caves’

THE Pope and Dr Sultan Al Jaber, the president of COP28, made contrasting interventions over the weekend at the UN climate summit in Dubai

04 Dec 2023

Spanish cardinal urges calm amid mass protests

CHURCH leaders in Spain have appealed for restraint amid mass protests against the new Socialist-led government’s plans to grant amnesty to jailed Catalan separatists

24 Nov 2023

World news in brief

Keep working for peace, King urges Kenyans; Cuban church leaders call for change; Vatican confirms ban on joining the Freemasons; Mercy Ships win award for advocacy campaign

17 Nov 2023

Transgender people can be baptised, Vatican affirms

16 Nov 2023

COP28 to host Pope Francis and faith space

10 Nov 2023

Opinion: Churches separated but with similar difficulties

10 Nov 2023

World faiths must lead by example over climate crisis, Welby tells pre-COP summit

07 Nov 2023

Embodying the Beatitudes

03 Nov 2023

Diary: Francis Martin

03 Nov 2023

Reform multiple aspects of church life, says Roman Catholic Synod

31 Oct 2023

Christian leaders add their voices to the call for a ceasefire in Gaza

31 Oct 2023

UK news in brief

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