Pope Francis Will Address Heads of U.N. Agencies May 10

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A Vatican source says the meetings will afford the Holy Father the opportunity to ‘address real-world problems’ with agencies that promote abortion, sterilization and contraception on a global scale.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis plans to address all the heads of United Nations agencies on May 10 in what some are viewing as a crucial opportunity to help turn the U.N.’s satellite institutions away from their radical anti-life agenda.

Chaired by Ban, the board comprises 29 executive heads of the United Nations and its specialized agencies. These include not only such institutions as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but also the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA), which in 2012 declared birth control should be a “human right,” and UNICEF (U.N. Children’s Emergency Fund), which promotes abortion and population-control programs worldwide.

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