Announced Friday, the theme Pope Francis selected for the 2017 World Day of Peace focuses on nonviolence as a political... Read more
Following the wave of Islamist terror attacks that have bloodied France since last year, the country’s bishops have decided to... Read more
Grassroots movements, local communities, and faith-based organizations – especially the Catholic Church – have an important role to play in... Read more
After several shootings and increased racial tensions around the country, the head of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops... Read more
If peace is to be achieved in the Middle East, it will be a joint effort, requiring the cooperation of... Read more
In the wake of last week’s horrific deaths of Dallas police officers Brent Thompson, Lorne Ahrens, Michael Krol, Michael Smith,... Read more
Amid tensions following two high profile police shootings of African-Americans and the subsequent killing of police in Dallas, Catholic bishops... Read more
In his message for a new campaign promoting peace in Syria, Pope Francis called out world leaders who speak of... Read more
Working toward full communion is a project of love, humility and peace, Pope Francis told Armenian Orthodox leaders gathered at... Read more
The Catholic bishops of South Africa have criticized the government for excessive weapons spending given the country’s major social problems. Read more
Pope Francis’ message for 2016’s World Day of Peace is packed with bold pastoral and practical advice for both the... Read more
After landing in the war-torn Central African Republic, Pope Francis urged the country’s leaders to work for peace and reconciliation,... Read more
France’s leading Muslim organization has called on Muslims to counter radical forms of Islam, especially in the wake of the... Read more
Uniting with other major faith groups at an interreligious ‘March for Peace,’ Thai Catholics on Thursday offered prayers for the... Read more
This morning, Pope Francis offered one of the synod’s daily moments of prayer for peace in the Middle East, and... Read more
The Vatican announced Tuesday that the theme for 2016’s World Day of Peace will focus on a topic Pope Francis... Read more
During his daytrip to a country still marred by the effects of a recent war, Pope Francis said peace is... Read more
After unrest erupted in Baltimore following the death of 25 year-old Freddie Gray, Catholics stepped up to restore their communities... Read more
Bishop Bashar Matti Warda is the bishop of Erbil, Iraq, one of the dioceses most attacked by ISIS, and where... Read more
Pope Francis on Monday encouraged the bishops from northern Africa to dialogue with and encounter other groups, fostering hope for... Read more