With a courtesy and solemnity seldom seen at a gathering of opposing political leaders, Mozambican politicians came together a month before their general election to welcome Pope Francis and pledge to work for peace and the common good.
Pope in Mozambique talks peace, politics and young people’s dreams
On anniversary, Japan’s bishops renew hope for nuclear-free world
With the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, the bishops of Japan are renewing calls and prayers to build peace by abolishing nuclear weapons worldwide and promoting integral human development.
In recalling soldiers’ D-Day sacrifice, archbishop prays for world peace
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, is urging Catholics to pause in prayer, and to remember and “give thanks for those who 75 years ago made the ultimate sacrifice” at Normandy.
Honoring St. John XXIII, pope and Bulgarians give witness for peace
The event May 6, the pope’s last public appointment in Bulgaria on his three-day trip, was a tribute to St. John XXIII, who was apostolic delegate to the country from 1925 to 1935 and, as pope, wrote the encyclical, “Pacem in Terris” (“Peace on Earth”).
South Sudan’s Christian leaders say papal kiss is message of Easter
Pope Francis’ surprise kiss on the feet of South Sudanese political leaders is the message of Easter, the country’s Christian leaders said in a joint Easter message.
At retreat for South Sudan leaders, pope literally begs for peace
At the end of a highly unusual spiritual retreat for the political leaders of warring factions, Pope Francis knelt at the feet of the leaders of South Sudan, begging them to give peace a chance and to be worthy “fathers of the nation.”
Planting seeds of peace
Over the past month, Christ our Light Parish in Princeton and Zimmerman invited parishioners to help create the seed mosaic that depicts the Peaceful Kingdom from Isaiah 11:1-9.
Learn from the past to bring peaceful future to Middle East, pope says
As war continues to threaten the land of Jesus’ birth and to undermine the existence of Christian communities there, the international community must learn from the errors of the past and do more to bring lasting peace to the Middle East, Pope Francis said.