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Church leaders speak out against Russian strikes on eastern Ukraine over the weekend that took lives and damaged the historic city of Odesa....
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As news spread of a long-awaited ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, reactions from religious leaders in the region expressed hopes for peace in the Holy Land, concern for the safety of hostages as well as the people of the Gaza Strip for the past 15 months....
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Can the Church help put nuclear disarmament back on the table?...
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Pope Francis reaches out, as he does every evening, via WhatsApp, to Father Gabriele Romanelli, parish priest of the Holy Family Parish in Gaza, and to Father Yusuf Asad, his assistant to assure them of his closeness and prayers....
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While discussions continue about a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the death toll rises, an international humanitarian expert argued that the political-military choices of the Israeli government and its allies deconstruct the Western myth of universal humanitarian action....
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Qatar's Prime Minister announces a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, following earlier reports from U.S. President-elect Trump. After 15 months of war, dozens of Israeli hostages can return....
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Refugees, immigrants and people whose lives have been disrupted by war have lost their homes and the ordinary security of daily life. The adults among them, however, do not commonly focus on themselves and in their own needs but on the future of their children....
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What motivates the pope in his stand on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian war? And why are some Jewish partners in dialogue expressing misgivings about the pope’s words?...
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The dreaded second front, that involving Hezbollah in Lebanon, in the war between Israel and Hamas, finally exploded. It started with the unusual deflagration of many pagers, and then translated into a massive and continuous attack by the Israeli Air Force on Hezbollah military installations, combined with a “limited...