For Pope Francis and Vatican diplomats, peace in Ukraine more important than ideology
Vatican City RNS On Palm Sunday, Pope Francis once again expressed his closeness to the “martyred” country of Ukraine, while also praying for the victims of the “vile terrorist attack” in Moscow on Friday that left 139 people dead and many more wounded. As many Christians draw closer to Easter, Pope Francis and the Vatican […]
Essay: A ceasefire is not enough
KELLY BROWN DOUGLAS, interim president of Episcopal Divinity School and canon theologian at Washington National Cathedral, says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that divine justice does not settle for temporary ceasefires but advocates without ceasing for a lasting peace…
Azeri President says peace with Armenia is closer than ever
Reuters Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday his country is “closer than ever” to a peace with Armenia, half a year after Azerbaijan recaptured its Karabakh region from its ethnic Armenian majority, prompting a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians. “Today, we are in an active phase of peace talks with Armenia,” Aliyev said in […]
Sight-Seeing: Poverty, potatoes and peace – timely lessons from Ireland’s turbulent history?
HEATHER KEITH, a writer with Baptist World Aid Australia, looks at what experience has taught her about praying and hoping for peace in our conflicted world…
Essay: In search of peace in the Holy Land
BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation in the US, writes about her trip last month to Israel as part of a peace delegation organised by Churches for Middle East Peace…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says he discussed peace formula with Pope; Ukraine gives details of alleged POW killings
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he discussed Ukraine’s peace formula in a call with Pope Francis on Thursday. “We discussed our joint work to put Ukraine’s Peace Formula into action,” Zelenskiy said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Pope Francis shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, at the Vatican, on 13th […]
Essay: Siding with peace in the Middle East
BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation in the US, says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that the future for Palestinians and Israelis is being erased each passing day…
Sight-Seeing: Only the enemy-loving Way of the Cross can save Israel and Gaza
NILS VON KALM reflects on how we, as Christians, are called to respond to the violence in Israel and Gaza…
Pope announces World Youth Day to return to Asia in 2027, urges young people “not to be afraid”
Lisbon, PortugalAP Pope Francis told young people on Sunday the Catholic Church needs them and urged them to follow their dreams as he wrapped up World Youth Day in Portugal with a massive open-air Mass and an announcement that the next edition would be held in Asia for the first time in three decades. News […]
Leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan say peace possible despite differences
Reuters The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia are both hopeful they can secure a lasting peace agreement despite their differences over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, they said in interviews broadcast on Tuesday. Since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan and Armenia have fought two wars over Nagorno-Karabakh, a small mountainous enclave that […]