#Peace

United Kingdom: mgr. Hudson (English Bishops), “new defence spending should not be at the expense of other ways of promoting peace and justice”

Leo XIV: to the Arena of Peace movements, “if you want peace, prepare institutions of peace”.

Leo XIV: to the Arena of Peace movements, “young people need witnesses of non-violent way of living”

Romania: bishops call for peace in Ukraine “in union of prayer with Leo XIV and the whole Church”

India-Pakistan ceasefire holds. “Now a referendum on Kashmir’s self-determination”

The Pakistan, Ali Javed, believes that the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, brokered in the aftermath of last week’s clashes,…

Europe Day: EU leaders, “the spirit of the Schuman Declaration lives on as we join forces for peace, prosperity, solidarity”

EU Parliament: 80 years since the end of World War II. Metsola, “after the conflict, Europe laid in ruins. But its spirit was unbroken”.

EU Parliament: 80 years since the end of World War II. Metsola, “we honour those who fought so we could live in peace”

Msgr. Jourdan (Tallinn): “Peace is on shaky ground.” Estonia and its cumbersome Russian neighbour

Estonia has passed a new law outlawing ties between religious communities and foreign institutions that incite violence. In the words…

Bishops pray for peace along the barbed wire fence 3 kilometres from North Korea

A delegation of Korean bishops undertook a pilgrimage to Kyodong Island (Ganghwa Township), just across the border with North Korea,…

South Sudan hovers between war and peace. The Church offers to act as a mediator. Bishop Carlassare: “Resume dialogue on both sides”

Tensions are rising in South Sudan after the arrest of First Vice President Machar. The bishops warn: “Let there be…