#War

United Kingdom: world arms fair in London. The Bishops’ denounce, “complicit in fuelling conflicts”

WYD 2023. Card. Zuppi: “From Lisbon the joyful image of a Church that walks together”

Cardinal Zuppi presented a preliminary assessment of the WYD in Lisbon to the news media of the Italian Episcopal Conference.…

The Pope’s meeting with Ukrainian youth in Lisbon. Father Demush: “He apologised for not being able to do more” to stop the war

The small delegation of young people from Ukraine who met Pope Francis this morning at the Apostolic Nunciature in Lisbon…

Russian attack on Odessa. The Catholic Bishop to SIR: “It’s not war, it’s terrorism”

Odessa is under attack. The number of dead and wounded is rising. The Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Odessa,…

Stop to the grain deal. Beccegato (Caritas): “It would have a serious impact on world hunger.” Calls for mediation and a rethink

“A possible complete and definitive halt to the grain deal would create a huge problem, which is why we must…

WYD 2023. Msgr. Aguiar: “A cry of hope from young people. Their strength and courage outweigh their difficulties”

“Hope, a very strong source of hope, hope for the future.” This is what Monsignor Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar, Auxiliary…

2023 WORLD YOUTH DAY. The Organising Committee’s visit to Ukraine. Young people: “Our hearts are wounded”

The visit to Ukraine of Msgr. Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar, Auxiliary Bishop of Lisbon, in charge of the Organising Committee…

Council of Europe: Pejcinovic Buric, “let us remember Srebrenica and learn from it”. Nationalism is still a threat

Moscow. Trophimov: the ‘Wagner’ rebellion was a dangerously destabilising event, but the end of Putin’s authority is nowhere in sight

It had seemed that a genuine coup attempt (which eventually failed) was under way. But it now appears to be…

Syria. Father Jallouf (new vicar of Aleppo): “Pacify the hearts of Syrians”

On July 1st, Pope Francis appointed Fr. Hanna Jallouf Apostolic Administrator of the Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo, which extends its…

EU: Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine now operational. Von der Leyen, “we will leave no stone unturned to hold Putin and his henchmen accountable”