Pope sets Aug. 22 as day to pray, fast for peace in Ukraine, Holy Land
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY —Pope Leo XIV asked Catholics to observe Aug. 22 as a day of prayer and fasting…
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As annual NATO summit emphasizes military readiness, local church leaders call for peace
byBy Elsa Eikema, Katholiek Nieuwsblad, OSV News ‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands — While the NATO summit in the Netherlands focused on military preparedness, Christian voices in…
‘Stop the tragedy of war,’ pope says after U.S. bombs Iran
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY- Hours after the United States bombed the sites of three nuclear-enrichment facilities in Iran, Pope Leo…
Pope wants peace, not a role in negotiations, Cardinal Parolin says
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV’s offer to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine — an offer…
Pope Leo begins papacy calling for ‘united church’ in a wounded world
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Launching his papacy with a call for reconciliation and communion, Pope Leo XIV formally began…
Pray, do penance, everything possible for peace, pope says at audience
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — People were born to help communities thrive, not to kill others, Pope Francis said. “Please…
On Martin Luther King Day, Archbishop Fabre says Christ speaks to us, as he did to Dr. King
byWhen Jesus washed the feet of his disciples, he gave them — and all of his followers — a model to follow, said Archbishop…
Faith and peace meet in papal diplomacy, archbishop says
byBy Carol Glatz ROME (CNS) — The pope’s diplomats are men of faith located all over the world to uphold the pope’s positions on…
On Easter, pope asks Christ to ‘roll away’ the stones of war worldwide
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Just as Jesus removed the stone that sealed his tomb on the morning of the…
Cardinal Zuppi visits China as envoy promoting peace in Ukraine
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, who said Pope Francis tapped him not to mediate but to encourage dialogue…