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Vienna, Austria, Dec 6, 2016 / 12:26 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In order to realize the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons the discourse of the international community surrounding nuclear security must be based on an ethic of trust, responsibility, and cooperation – not fear and suspicion, Vatican official Msgr. Antoine Camilleri said Tuesday.“The logic of fear and mistrust that is epitomized by nuclear deterrence must be replaced with a new global ethic,” Msgr. Camilleri said Dec. 6. “We need an ethic of responsibility, solidarity, and cooperative security adequate to the task of controlling the power of nuclear technology.”The Under-Secretary for the Holy See’s Relations with States, Msgr. Camilleri spoke at the International Conference on Nuclear Security: Commitments and Actions held in Vienna Dec. 5-9.Put on by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the conference was comprised of two main parts: state officials delivering messages, co...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump, a political newcomer who touts his corporate skills, turned businessman-in-chief Tuesday, first demanding the government cancel a multibillion-dollar order for new presidential planes and then hailing a Japanese company's commitment to invest billions in the U.S....
(Vatican Radio) The Vatican on Tuesday said the “logic of fear and mistrust that is epitomized by nuclear deterrence must be replaced with a new global ethic” during a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).“The promotion of nuclear security – preventing, detecting and responding to criminal or intentional unauthorized acts involving, or directed at, nuclear material, other radioactive material, associated facilities or associated activities – is of significant importance to the Holy See, said Msgr. Antoine Camilleri, Undersecretary for Relations with States.The IAEA is holding the “International Conference on Nuclear Security: Commitments and Actions” in Vienna this week. The full statement is below Intervention of Msgr. Antoine Camilleri, Undersecretary for Relations with StatesMr. President,I have the honour of conveying to you and to all the distinguished participants at this second International Conference ...
Bishop Ruperto Santos has called on migrant workers coming home to Philippines for Christmas, to take their families to church, not only to shopping malls. “Bring families to the Church, not mostly at the mall,” said Bishop Ruperto Santos, chairman of the bishops’ Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People.He said the Christmas season is an opportunity for OFWs to spend quality time with their families instead of just shopping.“As you are here, be always available to your children, speak to them, and share meals and stories. Make it quality time with your family,” said the prelate.Bishop Santos summed up his suggestions as the 3 “S’s”Spend more time together;share stories;and save moneyAnd although the dollar to peso is higher nowadays, the bishop also reminded OFWs and their families to spend wisely.“Remember always exchange is fluid, not lasting so be thrifty and frugal, not showy,” he said.The head of the Balanga...
(Vatican Radio) Christians and Hindus are called to be a “light of peace” in order to challenge violence and hatred, a senior cardinal has said. Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran heralded a new chapter in Christian-Hindu relations and said inter-religious dialogue was a “moral imperative” in his speech to a conference at the Pontifical Gregorian University. The president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue told delegates that religions are not the cause of violence and hatred, “but rather are part of the solutions to problems created by religious fanatics with vested interests”. Cardinal Tauran said: “Our aim is that, more and more, we become Lumen Pacis - light of peace in this world. Therefore, this conference marks a new beginning, moving towards a new set of possibilities in the field of Hindu-Christian dialogue. “These wonderful exchanges not only help us to increase our knowledge of the life and f...
