Integral Human Development

🌍 SISTERS’ PROJECT 2026 📣 The @VaticanIHD, with the support of the @hiltonfound, invites women and men religious and all those interested to four webinars dedicated to care, inclusion, peace and reconciliation. More info: humandevelopment.va/en/news/…

📣 The @ComeceEu published the Reflection Paper "Building the Future of Work Together: A Christian Social Ethics Perspective on EU Employment Policy." The document examines the profound transformations reshaping employment and labour... Read here: comece.eu/document-comece-re…

📣 Sr. @ASmerilli invites local Churches and all people of good will to take concrete actions in the coming year: "Small, sustained and coordinated actions can become harbors of hope.” 🚢⚓🤝 Learn more: humandevelopment.va/en/news/…

📣 Suor @ASmerilli invita le Chiese locali a compiere azioni concrete: “Ascoltare i pescatori e le loro famiglie, rafforzare la sicurezza, costruire collaborazione. Azioni piccole, costanti e coordinate possono diventare porti di speranza.” 🤝🚢 Leggi qui: humandevelopment.va/it/news/…

📣 Launched in 2021 by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the Platform is a digital space that brings together the initiatives of Catholic communities and institutions in the field of integral ecology 🌱 Read here: humandevelopment.va/en/news/… @lsap_eng

❣️ For the 35th World Day of the Sick, to be held on February 11, 2027, #PopeLeoXIV has chosen the theme “«They lowered him on the stretcher in front of Jesus» (cf. Lk 5:19): The role of the community in caring for every person” 🫂 📌 Read here: humandevelopment.va/en/news/…

📣 The Holy Father has appointed Fr. Avelino Chicoma Bundo Chico, S.J., and Prof. Claudia Leal Luna as Under-Secretaries of the @VaticanIHD. ❤ To both, we offer our most sincere congratulations and best wishes for their work, on behalf of all of us. humandevelopment.va/en/news/…

📣 “In the camps and host communities, in your parishes and schools, in so much patient and often unseen work, you are a living sign of love that overcomes indifference.” Sr. @ASmerillisends her greetings to the Annual General Meeting of Pastoral Agents of Migration in Nigeria ❤

📣 In the 75th year of the @ICMC_news, the ICMC Council – representing national Episcopal Conferences and local Churches from every country in the world – meets in Rome on 10-12 November 2026. Learn more: icmc.net/it-is-christ-himsel…

European Coalition Against Drugs: Promoting international dialogue and cooperation on policies for the prevention, recovery, and social reintegration; on October 23 at the San Patrignano Community (IT). Among the participants is Mons. Jozef Barlaš, Secretary of the @VaticanIHD

📣 The programme includes an opening address by Sister Alessandra Smerilli, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, along with thematic round tables featuring international guests. 📅 October 29, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM 📍 Pope Francis Campus – UCA

📣 Over 100 Catholic sisters and lay people gather in Chicago with Vatican representatives to strengthen Church ministries through collaboration and storytelling in service of human dignity and the common good. Read here: vaticannews.va/en/vatican-ci…

📣 “A model sees a profile. You see a face” At the convening promoted by the @hiltonfound, the Prefect Sr @ASmerilli reaffirmed the role of women religious in defending human dignity 🫂 Learn more: humandevelopment.va/en/news/…

📣 Suor @ASmerilli alle religiose a Chicago: “L’IA è arrivata tardi. Voi eravate già lì” Durante il convegno promosso dalla @hiltonfound, il Prefetto del @VaticanIHD ha ribadito il ruolo delle religiose nella difesa della dignità umana. Leggi di più: humandevelopment.va/it/news/…

🏅 The first Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal, established by @VillanovaU, Pennsylvania (USA), where Pope Leo XIV graduated in Mathematics in 1977, has been presented to Card. Michael Czerny SJ, Prefect Emeritus of the @VaticanIHD humandevelopment.va/en/news/…

At @BorgoLaudatoSi, @jesuitczerny, Prefect Emeritus of @vaticanIHD, received from Fr. Donohue, President of @VillanovaU, the inaugural Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal. “Thanks to God, to you here, to my parents and to everyone hearing the cry of the poor, and the earth” 🌿

📣 The document “Mental Health and Pastoral Accompaniment in humanitarian contexts” has been published! 📌 Read and download the document here: humandevelopment.va/en/news/…

🙏 Lord Jesus, we entrust to You the Holy Father, who has asked for our closeness and prayers ahead of his upcoming surgery. Mary, Mother of the Church and Health of the Sick, protect him under your mantle and be at his side at every moment.❤

📣 On the occasion of the Study Day scheduled for tomorrow, 13 October, the document “Mental Health and Pastoral Accompaniment in Humanitarian Contexts” will be presented!❤ It was prepared by the UCP and the SIMI, in collaboration with the @VaticanIHD🤝 humandevelopment.va/en/news/…