#Peace

Nordic Countries: Bishops in Rome, meeting with the Pope. “With faith in your countries, you have something to give to the universal Church”

Father Antoine Alan: “Egypt is surrounded by war and suffering from east to west. The Jubilee is a beacon of coexistence”

Franciscan Father Antoine Alan, who serves as Vicar of the Latin Church in Egypt, is accompanying a group of young…

Thailand-Cambodia crisis. Archbishop Arpondarattana (Thai Bishops): “Peace is born from reconciled hearts, not armed borders”

The Thai Catholic Church, through Archbishop Arpondarattana, expresses deep concern over the conflict at the border with Cambodia. As the…

DR Congo: government and M23 rebels sign ceasefire in Doha. Kabeza (activist): “In the absence of justice, peace is fragile”

After three months of talks, on July 19, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel…

Pope Leo XIV: “In Gaza, stop the barbarity of war immediately. No to forced displacement of the population”

During the Angelus in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV expressed sorrow over the attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza…

War in Ukraine. Monsignor Crociata (COMECE): “The EU must remain firmly united and determined to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace”

Following his visit to Lviv, Monsignor Crociata highlights the resilience and hope of people in war-torn Ukraine. The COMECE delegation…

Attack on the Catholic Church in Gaza condemned unreservedly: “This horrific war must end!”

The Christian churches have jointly condemned the escalation of violence following the attack on the Holy Family Catholic Church in…

A few days after the Congo–Rwanda peace accord — many unknowns and a secret plan

A few days on from the signing of the DR Congo–Rwanda peace agreement in Washington DC, Father Piumatti reports violent…

Street protests. Cardinal Nemet (Belgrade): “Serbia is facing growing violence amid the absence of dialogue and justice”

Cardinal Ladislav Nemet, Archbishop of Belgrade, criticises the lack of dialogue in Serbia following widespread student protests against corruption and…

Pope Leo XIV to the Italian Episcopal Conference: Scarafile: “Nonviolence and listening education for a Church dedicated to peacebuilding”

Giovanni Scarafile, professor of moral philosophy, comments on Pope Leo XIV’s address to the Italian Bishops’ Conference: peace is an…

Holy Land: Patton, nine years of service as Custos. “In the end, it will be the humble and the meek – not the violent ones – who will inherit the earth”

Father Francesco Patton has completed his nine-year term as Custos of the Holy Land. In this interview with SIR, he…