#War

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…

EU Parliament: Metsola condemns Iran’s acts of war. “Solidarity with the people of Cyprus”

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…

Msgr Essayan (Beirut), “Enough of war: Lebanon again plunged into tension and into displacement crisis”

Beirut is once again living through the nightmare of conflict: rising numbers of displaced persons, families without safe shelter, traumatised…

US–Israel attack on Iran. Bishop Martinelli: “There is fear and concern in the Gulf; the path remains dialogue”. Churches in prayer

Following the joint US–Israel attack on Iran and Tehran’s response, which also struck several Gulf countries, Bishop Paolo Martinelli, Apostolic…

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),…

Ukraine: four years of war. European Parliament on an extraordinary session. Video conference with Zelenskyy, resolution passed: sanctions, stop Russian energy, “just and lasting” peace

Ukraine: four years of war. EU leaders, support to Ukrainian population and to “all efforts aimed at achieving peace”, respectful of sovereignty and territorial integrity