Meeting Jesuits in Kazakhstan in early September, the pope said too many people have taken a simplistic view of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Vatican will do whatever possible to broker cease-fire, pope says
Pope appeals for end to fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
The war in Tigray started when Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali announced military action against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front.
Church leaders: Moving British Embassy to Jerusalem ‘counterproductive’
In a statement Oct. 10, the church leaders called the embassy review a “further impediment to advancing the already moribund peace process.”
ENCORE: Advocates: U.N. conference a chance to reduce threat of nuclear weapons
This time around, as the 10th review conference on the treaty approaches, non-nuclear nations, the Holy See and nuclear disarmament advocates are pushing for a strong statement on steps to achieve reductions in nuclear arsenals.
Vatican official’s call for serious negotiations in Venezuela draws rebuke
Venezuela’s president has accused Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, of unduly meddling in national affairs after the cardinal sent a letter to private business leaders, calling for serious negotiations to resolve the ongoing crisis in the South American country.