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 […]
Essay: A litany for Ukraine – Pray, and act, for peace
BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the US Friends Committee on National Legislation, says – in an article first published on Religion News Service, that one year into the expanded war in Ukraine, it is clear a military approach will not bring peace…
Pope makes final bid for peace, forgiveness in South Sudan
Juba, South Sudan AP Pope Francis made a final appeal for peace in South Sudan on Sunday as he celebrated Mass before tens of thousands of people to close out an unusual mission by Christian religious leaders to nudge forward the country’s recovery from civil war. On the last day of his African pilgrimage, Francis […]
Essay: Pope prepares for South Sudan peace mission – but many people there aren’t ready to forgive
In an article first published on The Conversation, NAOMI RUTH PENDLE, who has spent a decade carrying out research on peace and conflict in South Sudan, looks at what we can expect from the visit of Christian leaders…
Ethiopia sets out on long road to peace after two years of war
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters A year that began with no end in sight for one of the world’s deadliest conflicts finished on a note of cautious optimism in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray after a November ceasefire agreement. The two-year-long war has caused a dire humanitarian crisis, killing tens of thousands, leaving millions in severe need […]
Federal Government visits Ethiopia’s Tigray in peace ‘milestone’
Addis Ababa Reuters A delegation from Ethiopia’s Federal Government visited the capital of the war-torn Tigray region on Monday, to oversee the implementation of last month’s peace agreement, the government communication service and the region’s ruling party said. It is the first high-level federal delegation to travel to Tigray in two years, the government said. […]
Pope begs Putin to end “spiral of violence and death”, fears nuclear war
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis for the first time directly begged Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the “spiral of violence and death” in Ukraine, saying on Sunday that the crisis was risking a nuclear escalation with uncontrollable global consequences. In an address dedicated to Ukraine and made to thousands of people in St Peter’s Square, […]
Updated: Zelenskiy tells UN – We demand “just punishment” for Russian crimes
Updated: 9:55am (AEST)United Nations Reuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy demanded a special United Nations tribunal impose “just punishment” on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, including financial penalties and stripping Moscow of its veto power in the Security Council. Zelenskiy’s recorded address to world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday came after Russian President […]
Japan PM promises to never again wage war, ministers visit controversial shrine
Tokyo, JapanReuters Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to never again wage war on the anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender, while members of his cabinet marked the date with visits to a controversial shrine, moves set to anger China and South Korea. With the Yasukuni Shrine seen as a symbol of Japan’s past […]
Pope Francis and Kirill could meet, Vatican-Orthodox relations expert says
Vatican CityRNS War in Ukraine might have set back the clock on Vatican relations with the Russian Orthodox Church, but according to one expert on Catholic relations with Eastern churches a meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, originally planned for June is not yet off […]