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Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace in war-torn parts of the world, praying for people suffering because of war, especially in Gaza, Myanmar, and Ukraine....
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In his address, Leo pleaded for humanitarian aid to be allowed into the Gaza Strip and for the release of Israeli hostages. The new pope also praised the recent ceasefire reached by India and Pakistan following military action last week. ...
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Pope Francis calls his papal almoner, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, to express support for his mission to deliver four ambulances he donated and to offer his blessings to the Ukrainian people....
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To be fair, I once found much to like in JD Vance. I enjoyed his book Hillbilly Elegy and the account of his 2019 conversion to Catholicism. His speech at a security conference in Munich a week before the Oval Office meltdown turned heads here in Europe in ways that needed turning....
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The archbishop's comment reminds us of a painful and easily misused lesson of history: A traitor to freedom inside the castle is much more dangerous than an enemy outside....
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Why Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine is in fact a betrayal of the United States....
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The bishops took note of the darkening sentiment toward Ukraine in the Trump White House. “The war has now entered a new chapter,” they said. ...
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We believe in peace, we strive for peace and we cannot live without it. But this war is not merely about territory. It is, above all, about people—about the very essence of freedom, dignity and life itself. Those who fail to recognize this fail to grasp the true nature...
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Today’s readings are full of common sense. A good tree produces good fruit. A bad tree produces bad fruit. You don’t pick figs from thorns, nor grapes from brambles. In a shaken sieve the rubbish is left behind, so too the defects of a person appear in his talk....