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Israel has agreed to send negotiators to a new round of talks over a ceasefire and hostage release deal, after a diplomatic push from the United States, Egypt and Qatar.
The three nations released a joint statement on Thursda, 8 August, pushing for the talks to take place between Israel and Hamas on 15 August in Doha or Cairo. The statement said a “framework agreement” was ready and that it had “only the details of implementation left to conclude”.
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Israel ha aceptado enviar negociadores a una nueva ronda de conversaciones sobre un alto el fuego y la liberación de rehenes, tras el impulso diplomático de Estados Unidos, Egipto y Qatar.
Las tres naciones publicaron el jueves una declaración conjunta en la que abogaban por que las conversaciones entre Israel y Hamás tuvieran lugar el 15 de agosto en Doha o El Cairo. Hamás aún no ha respondido. En la declaración se afirmaba que estaba listo un “acuerdo marco” y que “sólo quedaban por concluir los detalles de su aplicación”.
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In a world experiencing tremendous challenges – “a third world war fought piecemeal; the flood of migrants…; the burgeoning numbers of the poor; the threat of irreversibly compromising the health of our planet. To say nothing of all the difficulties we encounter each day, which at times risk plunging us into resignation or defeatism”, Pope Francis calls all of us “to embody and communicate the Gospel message of hope”.
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Our sisters and brothers in these areas and in other parts of our world are experiencing profound suffering on a daily basis. In his Easter message, Pope Francis urged the world to resist “the logic of weapons” and made a strong appeal for Gaza’s access to humanitarian aid and for an immediate ceasefire in the area.
Bahkita, who is also the patron saint of Sudan, her homeland, was kidnapped and sold into slavery at a very young age – a victim of human trafficking. Eventuaslly freed, she became a Canossian nun and was declared a Saint in 2000.
In remarks after the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis explained that the Year of Prayer is dedicated “to rediscovering the great value and absolute need for prayer, prayer in personal life, in the life of the Church, prayer in the world.” He added that the Dicastery for Evangelization will be preparing materials to assist in celebrating the Year.