As civilian casualties from multiple conflicts have soared, the Holy See’s diplomat to the United Nations has called for a renewed respect for human dignity and international law, along with restrictions in armaments and a commitment to end the scourge of war.

“It is fundamental that, even in the midst of conflict, the protection of the human person and its inherent God-given dignity remain at the center of all collective efforts, also in order to avoid the scourge of war,” said Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Holy See’s U.N. permanent observer, in a May 22 statement to the U.N. Security Council’s open debate on civilian protection amid armed conflict.

The Holy See established diplomatic relations with the U.N. in 1957, representing the Vatican City state as well as the supreme authority

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