Tag: War
Palestinian Christians plead for peace
Australia’s Palestinian Christian community is pleading for an end to fresh violence in the Holy Land, which has left at least 1500 dead and 6000 injured.
ANZAC Day: Wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death...
This ANZAC Day, let us use the time to reflect on the horror of what could happen were we to walk away from peace
Entrusting the world to Mary’s intercession, Pope Francis consecrates Ukraine, Russia
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As Russia's violent month-long invasion continued to devastate Ukraine, Pope Francis laid the fates of both countries at the feet of Mary in the...
Papal consecration of Russia, Ukraine has history of controversy behind it
While bishops in Ukraine and Russia were grateful Pope Francis would consecrate their nations to Mary, other Catholics eagerly awaited the text of the...
Pope Francis on Ukraine: ‘Stop this massacre’
Appealing again for an end to the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis said those who invoke God to promote or justify violence "profane his...
Pray the Rosary for peace in Ukraine
The First Decade: Meditate on the Mystery of the Agony in the Garden
Our Father...
"My heart is nearly broken with sorrow; stay here and keep...
Putin a ‘modern Herod’, Ukrainian Catholic Bishop of Australia says
Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “modern Herod” whose “thirst for power and hegemony” threatens the Ukrainian state’s “pilgrimage to freedom and dignity from...
Ukraine braces for war
Two priests in Ukraine asked Western church leaders for support, especially in anticipation of a widely expected Russian invasion.
“While our TV news shows tanks...
Pope sets January 26 as day of prayer for peace in...
Papal call reflects ‘concern’ amid rising tensions Saying he was worried about Ukraine and how a possible Russian-Ukrainian conflict could spread, Pope Francis proclaimed January 26 as a day of prayer for peace in Ukraine. Responding to a buildup of Russian troops near the Ukrainian-Russian border and the inability of major powers to agree on […]
A lonely voice for peace: Francis steps into a war zone...
Repeating a phrase he used in a video message to the Iraqi people on the eve of his visit, Pope Francis told the civic authorities, "I come as a penitent, asking forgiveness of heaven and my brothers and sisters for so much destruction and cruelty ..."
With 400,000 dead, leaders plead for South Sudan peace
Government officials and members of the South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance signed a new peace agreement in Rome in January, giving rise to hope that an end to the fighting might be near.
Soldier, Father, Son Review: A pain you can’t amputate
As many may find it convenient to forget, the United States has been waging war in Afghanistan for nearly 19 years. And it is...
