Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and Iran’s new President, Masoud Pezeshkian, discuss issues of common interest in a phone call, with Cardinal Parolin expressing the Holy See’s deep concern about the risk of an extension of the war in the Middle East. By Vatican News On Monday morning, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State…
Vatican news The Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Patton OFM, writes to the friars of the Custody to invite them to dedicate the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15, to prayer for peace in the Middle East and in the world. By Vatican News The Latin Patriarch of…
Vatican news Pope Francis renews call for peace in war-torn places and prays for victims of airliner crash in Brazil. By Devin Watkins “Let us renew our intense prayer for peace, especially in martyred Ukraine, in the Middle East, in Palestine, in Israel, in Sudan and in Myanmar.” Pope Francis made the appeal Sunday as…
Vatican news In his Angelus address on Sunday, Pope Francis called for peace in the Holy Land, condemned violence, urged dialogue in Venezuela, prayed for flood victims in India and honored recently beatified Lebanese Stefano Douayhy. By Michele Raviart Pope Francis is deeply concerned about the situation in the Middle East and the risk of…
Vatican news Pope Francis expresses his hope that the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games will be an opportunity to establish a truce in ongoing wars and that athletes will be messengers of peace. By Linda Bordoni Pope Francis expressed hope Sunday that the Paris Olympics and Paralympics will provide an opportunity for warring nations to…
Vatican news The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem calls on Christians in the Holy Land to step back from political discussions at this time of bloodshed and continued sadness and to pray together. By Linda Bordoni “We must leave politics behind, we must come together and pray together. Now that the wounds are bleeding, it is…
The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says at least 141 people have been killed in airstrikes in recent days. By Nathan Morley The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says at least 141 people have been killed in airstrikes in recent days. On Saturday, an Israeli airstrike near Khan Younis killed 90 people and wounded 300…
The Vatican’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, confirms that the Holy See will continue to contribute to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and underlines the “crucial role” of UNRWA in the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. By Lisa Zengarini As the war…
Vatican news The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem denounces attacks on civilians in the war between Israel and Hamas after an Israeli raid on the Holy Family School in Gaza City. By Lisa Zengarini The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has strongly condemned a raid by Israeli forces on its Holy Family school in Gaza on Sunday…
Vatican news At the end of his Sunday visit to the city of Trieste in northeastern Italy, Pope Francis called for prayer and efforts for world peace, remembering in particular Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, Sudan and Myanmar, all those in the world who suffer because of war. By Thaddeus Jones At the conclusion of Sunday's Mass…