Pope calls for Mideast cease-fire; prays for peace in Ukraine, Haiti
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Pope Francis called again for “an immediate cease-fire on all fronts” in the Middle East, urging leaders to “pursue the paths of...
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Pope Francis called again for “an immediate cease-fire on all fronts” in the Middle East, urging leaders to “pursue the paths of...
Bishops / Church / Parish Life / War and Refugees
by Cardinal Stephen Brislin · Published October 7, 2024 · Last modified October 6, 2024
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace. (James 3:18) Over the next few days the world will remember the horrifying...
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of State, visited Ukraine to hold high-level meetings, meet local Catholics and represent Pope Francis at the...
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Pope Francis prayed in thanksgiving for the release of two Ukrainian Catholic priests who were held in Russian captivity for more than...
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Pope Francis blessed an ambulance filled with medicine and first-aid equipment that will travel some 2,896km from the Vatican to support those...
The nine nuclear-armed states – United States, Russia, United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel – “continued to modernise their nuclear arsenals 2023.” This...
By Tony Magliano – Who arms the world’s violent conflicts? Answer: all of the major arms-producing nations. According to a 25-year analysis of global conflicts and arms...
Catholic Social Teaching / Church / Magliano / War and Refugees
by Tony Magliano · Published April 29, 2024
By Tony Magliano – With reportedly over 34,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza– 14,000 of them children – hospitals bombed, churches attacked – including Holy Family Catholic Church –...
Recent events in Gaza and the West Bank “lends credence to the claim that what is happening is genocidal and ethnic cleansing”, perpetrated by the state of...
Every Christian should have a deep respect for Judaism. When we consider that our Lord Jesus, our Blessed Mother Mary, St Joseph, the twelve apostles, and the...
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