War

“It is a forgotten war because the people are really forgotten,” said Italian Bishop Christian Carlassare of Bentiu in neighboring South Sudan.

President Donald Trump on Oct. 3 called on Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas agreed to the release of its Israeli hostages, pending negotiation of the details. 

Pope Leo XIV expressed concern about rhetoric used by President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shortly after their Sept. 30 meeting with top U.S. military officials.

With recent U.S. attacks on alleged Venezuelan drug boats, Catholics may be wondering: Are we at war?

As the world grapples with “mounting challenges,” the global community must “recommit to the foundational pillars,” a top Vatican diplomat told the U.N.

President Trump released a peace plan to end the Israel-Hamas war which was met with cautious optimism from some world leaders and skepticism from others.

“We pray that government officials and people of all faiths may work together to bring lasting peace, justice, and security to the continent.”

Archbishop Gudziak traveled to Ukraine two days after the Aug. 15 summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.

The Alaska summit has failed to address “fundamental moral and geopolitical questions,” said Ukrainian Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak of Philadelphia.

The recent 12-day war between Israel and Iran has brought about fear and anxiety in the country and tested the faith of its small Catholic community, said Belgian Cardinal Dominique …