IFCU is part of the Steering Committee of the Global Catholic Climate Movement (GCCM). Created in 2015, this movement is based on Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ Encyclical that states the Church’s position regarding the world’s ecological and social situation. As such, it encourages members of the Catholic community, including universities, to become involved in a…
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The International Seminar of the Conference of Catholic Teological Institution « After the pandemic : ethical, ecclesial and spiritual issues » will start for its first session on Septembre 25th. The Seminar will run for 8 sessions until February 2021, coordinated by José Sols and Gilles Routhiers. Several subjects will be address, considering the regional (Europe, Africa,…
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Since the creation of nuclear weapons, the Catholic Church has positioned itself, on the front line in the fight against them through its moral values of peace, justice, and human rights defenders, its role as mediator of conflicts on the international stage, and its conception of Just War, regularly recalling that “there is reason to fear that the very testing of nuclear devices for war purposes can (…) lead to serious danger for various forms of life on earth. ” (Pacem in Terris, 1963).
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