VIVAT International Belgium urges the Belgian Government and Parliament to protect Article 23, which guarantees human dignity and essential social rights. Following the Constitutional Court’s ruling, it emphasizes that migration reforms must respect the rule [read…]
A new initiative is taking shape in Rome that speaks directly to one of the key concerns of VIVAT International and many of its member congregations: the destructive impact of large-scale mining on communities and [read…]
From Ireland, VIVAT members continue to demonstrate that even a small, aging group can remain a vibrant force for climate justice, peace, and human rights. VIVAT Ireland is actively engaging in national debates and global [read…]
A Prophetic Voice in a Fragmented World At a historical moment marked by the return of power politics, shrinking development aid, and growing fragmentation in the international order, the joint declaration of the bishops of [read…]
The SVD commitment to migrants and refugees began in the 1980s when foreigners came to Poland. In the early 1990s, migrants from Sri Lanka, Poland, and Afghanistan arrived. At the same time, more and more refugees and migrants were coming from Chechnya and Ingushetia, and African countries. They stayed in special centers for foreigners. [read…]
The Irish Group of VIVAT International, which comprises members of six missionary groups, were interested to learn that VIVAT International was to celebrate its 20th anniversary in November of 2020. The question arose for us, [read…]
Every year on February 8, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita. The Unions of Superiors and Superiors General of Religious Institutes have set this day as the Day of Prayer and [read…]
The COP25 climate negotiations concluded on 15th December afternoon, 48 hours after the originally scheduled time. There were negotiations, closed door deliberations between interest groups. Likewise, civil society groups constantly engaged in advocacy and making [read…]
From 25 – 27 September 2019, 36 people participated the JPIC and Mining Seminar organized in Rome. They are the JPIC promotors from different Catholic religious congregations and organizations, who work to protect the rights [read…]
Andrzej Owca participated in the 40th Session of Human Rights Council and contributed to the process through Joint Oral Statements. This Oral Statement targets on Bosnia and Herzegovina on right to work and the right [read…]
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