#Peace

Nagorno-Karabakh: Borrell (EU) and Buric (CoE), end conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Immediate cessation of hostilities”

International Day of Peace: messages by Guterres (UN) and von der Leyen (EU). “Lay down weapons” in the whole world and “work for harmony”

Protests in Belarus. Msgr. Aliaksander Yasheuski (Mogilev): “Only dialogue will save us”

“The protests ongoing in Belarus are peaceful. They are not violent. The whole world is looking at us and admiring…

Lebanon. The Maronite priest called by Pope Francis during the audience: “We need miracles to overcome this crisis.”

Interviewed by SIR, Father Georges Breidy describes the experience of standing alongside the Pope, who called for a day of…

Pope Francis: appeal for Lebanon, a universal day of prayer and fasting on 4 September

Tension in Korea. Msgr. Lazarus You (Daejeon): “We are brothers and sisters. Please allow us to work”

Tension erupted after North Korea blew up the liaison office with South Korea in Kaesong and threatened to send troops…

Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Baskin (IPCRI): “A major Israeli-Palestinian challenge”, one State for two peoples

Israel announced the annexation of parts of occupied West Bank territory, and Palestinian President Abu Mazen responded by ending the…

Germany: ecumenical celebration to mark anniversary of WWII end on Friday 8 May

Afghanistan: USA-Taliban accord. Bertolotti (Start Insight): “A historic agreement, but peace is not within reach”

On 29 February in Doha, Qatar, the US and the Taliban signed a ‘peace’ agreement that could finally end a…

Pope Francis: to Iraqi faithful, “You suffer war, from one side and the other. I pray for you, visit had been scheduled this year”

Italian Bishops’ meeting on the Mediterranean. Msgr. Gonzales Ruben Tierrablanca (Turkey): “No to arms trafficking. In war everyone loses”

The representative of the small minority Church in Turkey speaks of the service offered to incoming refugees who dream of…