#War

Syria: deadly attack at a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus. Monsignor Jallouf (Apostolic vicar): “The attack was directed not only against Christians, but against the entire Syrian population”

At least 20 people were killed and more than 60 others were wounded — many of them critically — in…

Israel–Iran war. Father Sistilli (Haifa): “Online prayers help us cherish hope in our hearts”

A witness account from the Hebrew-speaking Catholic community of Haifa, one of the cities hardest hit by Iranian missiles. Father…

Leo XIV: “War does not solve problems, works of peace are needed”

On the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, Leo XIV issued a strong appeal for the Middle East: “Every member of the…

“Unjust Normality”: The war in the Middle East in the words of the missionaries

Dismay and sorrow are felt in the missions: the first-hand accounts come from Syria, Morocco, the Central African Republic and…

Mandalay: devastated by an earthquake and war. The Church opens convents to the displaced, urging humanitarian assistance

A first-hand account to SIR from an anonymous source at the Archdiocese of Mandalay, a region hit by armed conflict…

EU Parliament: symbols of war in Ukraine and atrocities of Russian army on display in Strasbourg

Israel-Iran war: bishops of southern France to Cardinals Pizzaballa and Mathieu, “fight for peace and eradicate fratricide that wounds our humanity”

Leo XIV: “The Church is brokenhearted at the cry of pain rising from places devastated by war”

At the conclusion of the weekly general audience, Pope Leo XIV made an impassioned plea for peace at a time…

EU Parliament: Abdullah of Jordan, “recover shared sense of right and wrong”. Monotheistic religions and Jesus’ Baptism cited

EU Parliament: Abdullah of Jordan, “world marked by upheavals, values are losing ground”. Choose the path to peace

Ukraine: Fr Grynevych (Director, Caritas-Spes): “We endured a harrowing night of explosions, shelling and smoke”

On Monday night, Russian forces launched a rocket and drone attack on Kyiv, resulting in the deaths of at least…