Ellen Teague

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Conditions in Gaza have reached “catastrophic levels”, according the regional director of a papal agency operating in the region. Joseph Hazboun of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA), the Pontifical Mission in Palestine and Israel, said last week that nearly two million people, about 90 per cent of Gaza’s population, were “displaced and living in overcrowded, unsafe conditions”.

1 week ago | thetablet.co.uk | Ruth Gledhill |Sarah Mac Donald |Ellen Teague

UK companies are outperforming global peers when it comes to tackling forced labour in their supply chains, as the UK marks 10 years since the landmark Modern Slavery Act, according to a new benchmark from investment manager CCLA. The aim of the benchmark, in which the 100 largest global companies are assessed, is to empower faith investors and institutions with a renewed attention to banish modern slavery. Global firms scored an average of 30/62, compared to 36/62 for UK companies.

1 week ago | thetablet.co.uk | Ellen Teague

Pope Leo XIV marked the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ on Sunday, describing it as “extraordinarily popular, inspiring countless initiatives and teaching everyone to listen to the twofold cry of the earth and of the poor”. Addressing pilgrims in St Peter’s Square from the window of the Apostolic Palace after the Regina Coeli, he went on to endorse “the Laudato Si’ Movement and all those who carry this commitment forward”.

2 weeks ago | thetablet.co.uk | Ruth Gledhill |Ellen Teague |Sarah Mac Donald

Fr Dominic Robinson SJ, parish priest at Farm Street Jesuit Church in London, told a panel on exploring the moral and spiritual challenges of artificial intelligence, “We should not be fearful of AI.” First speaker at the Farm Street event, organised in collaboration with the Catholic Union, was Jen Copestake, a correspondent with CGTN Europe and a parishioner at Farm Street, who pointed to the growing use of AI and robotics in areas such as healthcare.

2 weeks ago | thetablet.co.uk | Ellen Teague

The leader of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa issued an urgent appeal to the US to save two programmes crucial for economic development and healthcare across the African continent.