#War

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…

War-stricken families. UGCC bishops: “A school of affliction, wherein to dwell in order to cultivate hope”

The situation of war-affected families in Ukraine featured in a report presented at the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian…

European Council: Metsola (EU Parliament), “peace may be difficult, but it is not impossible”

Leo XIV: “People must not die because of fake news”

In his address to the members of ROACO (Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches), Pope Leo XIV made…

Council of Europe: Zelenskyy and Berset to sign agreement on Special Tribunal for Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine

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