#Peace

Austria: Vienna, ecumenical prayer for peace in Ukraine at St. Stephen’s Cathedral on Saturday

Russia-Ukraine. Msgr. Grusas (CCEE): “War must be urgently averted, now more than ever”

Ahead of the meeting of Mediterranean bishops and mayors, and in these critical hours for the negotiations in Ukraine, Msgr.…

Ukraine. Msgr. Kryvytskyi (Kiev): “We are facing a tense and unpredictable situation, but dialogue must continue”

Msgr. Vitalii Kryvytskyi, 49, Salesian bishop of Kiev-Zhytomyr for the past 4 years, contacted by phone, speaks in a calm…

Lithuania: Bishops call for prayers for peace in Ukraine and Europe. “Tension has not eased”

Pope at audience: “Please: War never again!”

Pope Francis concluded today’s audience with an appeal for peace in Ukraine and a plea not to forget the horror…

Threats to peace: Bishops of Ukraine and Poland call for dialogue. “Russia disregards international law”

Kazakhstan. Mumbiela Sierra (Bishop of Almaty): “We dream a multi-ethnic country of peaceful concord”

SIR interviewed the Bishop of Almaty, President of the Catholic Bishops of Kazakhstan, following days of armed conflict that left…

Pope Francis: “Promote dignified working conditions worldwide”

The Pope devoted his Message for the World Day of Peace, which will be celebrated on January 1, 2022, to…

Peace agreement in Colombia. Msgr. Rueda: “We are called to foster this process. There can be no backtracking”

Was it true peace? The question has been on the minds of people in Colombia upon the fifth anniversary of…

Peace agreement in Colombia. Fr De Roux: “Our aim is to foster reconciliation and ensure that are no more barbarities”

Jesuit Father Francisco De Roux is among the most prominent figures in Colombia today. Three years ago, he was appointed…

Myanmar. Msgr. Han (Yangon): “No hope without peace”

“At this time of hardships and pain, the Church in Myanmar is transforming Catholic major seminaries, houses of spiritual retreat…