Pope calls for Cease-fire in Holy Land
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – The day after Pope Francis called for a cease-fire in the Holy Land, his foreign...
War and Refugees
Pope again calls for release of hostages in Gaza, humanitarian aid to continue
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Pope Francis called for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza and spoke with...
Jerusalem Cardinal Offers Himself in Exchange for Israeli Hostages
By Justin McLellan, CNS – The Catholic Church’s highest ranking prelate in the Holy Land offered his “absolute availability” to...
Pope: Prayer is weapon against ‘diabolical’ power of violence
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Although it is easy to feel powerless in the face of war, “prayer is the...
Pope: No one can be indifferent to ‘silent massacres’ of migrants
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Mourning the “silent massacres” of innocent people who died while crossing the Mediterranean Sea seeking...
Pope Francis declares “No to war.” Is anyone listening?
“We are living at a crucial moment for humanity, in which peace seems to give way to war. Conflicts are...
Pope to UN Security Council: Wars are not Just
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – “The time has come to say an emphatic ‘no’ to war” and state decisively “that...
John F Kennedy’s Strategy of Peace
There is no shortage of those who speak and act as though war is inevitable. In ancient history, in recent history,...
Stockpiling nukes is risk to global security, pope tells G7 leaders
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Global security cannot be guaranteed through stockpiling nuclear weapons but must be centred on an...
