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World Renewal Through the United Nations: Unlikely. by Dr. Jeff Mirus – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Jeffrey Mirus, Catholic Culture, Oct 16, 2025

Jeffrey Mirus holds a Ph.D. in intellectual history from Princeton University. A co-founder of Christendom College, he also pioneered Catholic Internet services. He is the founder of Trinity Communications and CatholicCulture.org.  See full bio.

 

Last week, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia delivered a statement on human rights at UNGA 80—that is, the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Archbishop Caccia is the Apostolic Nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See at the UN. His statement was made not to the whole Assembly but in the Third Committee General Discussion On All Agenda Items, which is a committee of the General Assembly which deals with human rights issues

In other words, this is fairly routine. But Archbishop Caccia’s statement does indicate the difficulty of speaking coherently about human rights in today’s secular environment. Therefore, he began by stating the problem somewhat obliquely: …

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