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(Vatican Radio) 800 million internet users today are children - that’s over a quarter of all the internet users in the world. The so-called ‘millennial’ generation is smart, fast and quick to master the tricks of the trade when it comes to digital technology. But children are also the most vulnerable to new forms of harm and abuse such as trolling, cyberbullying, sextortion and grooming for sexual exploitation. That’s why a pioneering congress - "Child Dignity in the Digital World" - on the fight against online child sexual exploitation and abuse is to be hosted by the Pontifical Gregorian University’s Center for Child Protection in October.Prof. Hans Zollner SJ, President of the Center for Child Protection spoke to ‘Rome Reports’ about how the congress aims to provide an opportunity to exchange knowledge and good practice on the risks and prevention as children navigate this new digital world.Listen: Prof...
(Vatican Radio) Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has pledged to hold a referendum on a new constitution he has proposed to try and quell two months of anti-government protests that have killed at least 62 people.The move comes after criticism from opponents and some within his own government that his plan to create a constituent assembly, to rewrite the national charter was anti-democratic.The Chief State prosecutor had said creating the assembly without a vote, threatened to "eliminate" democracy in Venezuela.Hundreds of thousands of protesters, angry with the government have been taking to the country’s streets since the beginning of April.People are experiencing acute food and medicine shortages and are calling for freedom of expression.Carmen Hernandez, a Venezuelan who currently lives in Rome, spoke to Vatican Radio about what she been hearing from her country.Listen:
Vatican Weekend for June 4th, 2017 features our weekly reflection on the Sunday Gospel reading, “There’s more in the Sunday Gospel than Meets the Eye,” plus our resident Vatican watcher Joan Lewis reviews the past week’s events in the Vatican.Listen to this program produced and presented by Susy Hodges:
Vatican Weekend for June 3rd, 2017 features a report on Pope Francis’ Wednesday general audience where he spoke of how the Holy Spirit helps us to abound in hope and warned Christians against sowing bitterness and uncertainty, the 2nd in our 3-part series on contemplation featuring the renowned preacher, Father Paul Murray and a look back at the figure of Saint Pope John XXIII on the anniversary of his death.Listen to this program produced and presented by Susy Hodges:
(Vatican Radio) Jesus entrusted his sheep to Peter, the most sinful of the remaining eleven apostles, and invited him to shepherd the People of God with humility and love, despite his mistakes and sins. That was Pope Francis’ message at Mass on Friday morning in the Casa Santa Marta.Listen to Devin Watkins’ report: Pope Francis commented on the Gospel of the day (Jn 21:15-19), in which the Risen Jesus converses with Peter on the lake shore where he had first been called. The Pope said it was a calm, serene dialogue between friends and took place in the atmosphere of the Resurrection. In that event, Jesus entrusts his sheep to Peter, asking him three times if he loved him.“Jesus,” the Pope said, “chose the most sinful from among the apostles. The others escaped but Peter denied him: ‘I don’t know him.’ And Jesus asked him, ‘Do you love me more than these?’ Jesus chose the worst sinner.”Shepherd the People of Go...
The "selfless commitment" of parents was honoured at the UN and around the world on 1 June, which marks the Global Day of Parents.The day was instituted by the UN General Assembly in 2012 with resolution A/RES/66/292 and honours parents throughout the world. The Global Day provides an opportunity to appreciate all parents in all parts of the world for their selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship.Since the 1980s, the important role of the family has increasingly come to the attention of the international community. The General Assembly adopted a number of resolutions, and proclaimed the International Year of the Family and the International Day of Families.Emphasizing the critical role of parents in the rearing of children, the Global Day of Parents recognizes also that the family has the primary responsibility for the nurturing and protection of children. For the full and harmonious development of their ...
(Vatican Radio) For the Islamic Month of Ramadan and the feast of ‘Id al–Fitr, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has published a message to Muslims entitled “Christians and Muslims: Caring for our Common Home.In the message, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the President of the Counci (PCID), offers best wishes to Muslims and "prayerful solidarity during this time of fasting in the month of Ramadan and the celebration of ‘Id al–Fitr that concludes it."The PCID points out that this year it is drawing from Pope Francis' encyclical "Caring for our Common Home", which it notes is addressed to the whole of humanity.Pope Francis, Cardinal Tauran says, "draws attention to the harm our lifestyles and decisions are causing to the environment, to ourselves and to our fellow human beings".The greeting goes on to say that "as believers, our relationship with God should be increasingly shown in the ...
Western diplomats on Thursday condemned violence against Muslims in Sri Lanka and urged the government to uphold minority rights and freedom of religion. More than 20 attacks on Muslims have been recorded since April 17, including including arson at Muslim-owned businesses and petrol-bomb attacks on mosques. Muslims have blamed the attacks on Body Bala Sena (BBS) or the "Buddhist Power Force", an organisation that says the spread of Islam is a threat to Buddhism as the dominant religion. It denies any involvement."It is important that the rule of law be applied against those perpetrators and it's important that minority rights and freedom of religion are upheld," one of the diplomats, Canadian high commissioner Shelley Whiting, told reporters. President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe have ordered police to uphold the law, but the violence against Muslims has not ended.Muslims comprise around 9 percent of...
