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Catholic Relief Services operations began returning to normal following more than a week of unrest by Haitians frustrated by government corruption and high inflation.

As the Central African Republic’s government and the 14 militia groups that control most of the country meet for peace talks, the country’s bishops called on the United Nations to lift the arms embargo imposed on the nation.

In his Easter appeal for peace throughout the world, Pope Francis made special mention of the ongoing “carnage” in Syria and the recent violence along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip, violence the pope said had not spared “the defenseless.

Christians in the Middle East, particularly those who have been forced from their homes by violence and persecution, need the support of the Catholic Church, a Vatican official said.

Following days of violence and backlash after U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the Vatican appealed for “wisdom and prudence” to prevail.

Las Vegas Bishop Joseph A. Pepe told the people as they came together for an interfaith prayer service in unity across our religious traditions, across race, across gender to stand with each other as living signs of that hope.

In a message Pope Francis sent Sept. 10 to the International Meeting of Prayer for Peace, he noted that politicians and religious leaders cannot remain indifferent to the suffering caused by violence and hatred in the world.

Kenyan Catholic bishops have urged the citizens to prepare to vote peacefully in the Aug. 8 general elections.