#Peace

US-Iran: letters to senators and civil and religious mobilisation against military escalation and war powers

In the United States, mobilisation is growing against a possible war with Iran, with letters to senators, and religious and…

Serbia: Easter message from card. Nemet. “A time of forgiveness and peace, Jesus shows us the way”

Iran-US war, Trump between ultimatums and markets: oil, Hormuz and the dollar at the centre of the US strategy

Contradictory ultimatums, military pressure and diplomatic moves reveal a US strategy marked by uncertainty and closely tied to financial market…

Italian bishops: Permanent Council prioritising peace, young people and welcoming communities

The Permanent Episcopal Council has identified a number of priorities for the future of the Churches in Italy: education for…

Middle East. R. Goldberg-Polin: “Using the wisdom given to us by God to find just and sacred solutions to our conflicts”

“Our region is in pain. Innocents on all sides are suffering terribly. I pray that we, the children of God,…

Middle East war: Allen (CAFOD), “stop violence, respect the sanctity of life”

Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian: “Peace is holy, not war”. The appeal of the Armenian Patriarch for Lebanon and the Middle East

The Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia, Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, who arrived in Rome from Beirut, denounces the war in…

Iran’s War in the Middle East. Mgr Lhernould (President of the North African bishops): “Violence does not respond to suffering; it amplifies it”

Mgr Nicolas Lhernould, Archbishop of Tunis and President of the Episcopal Conference of North Africa, comments on the military escalation…

Iran’s attacks in the Gulf. Bishop Berardi: “Closed churches and online Masses, prayer is our most powerful weapon”

Monsignor Aldo Berardi, Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia, describes first-hand the tension being experienced by the Catholic communities in Bahrain,…

War in Iran: Catholic bishops from every continent call for diplomacy and condemn “acceptable” collateral damage

From the Persian Gulf to Australia, from the United States to Latin America, bishops and episcopal conferences on every continent…

Iran after Khamenei’s death. Mr Maggiolini (Catholic University): “In the Middle East, deterrence is no longer sufficient”

Following the death of Ali Khamenei, Iran has entered a phase of transition which, according to Paolo Maggiolini (Catholic University),…