#War

Azerbaijani attack on Artsakh. Msgr. Bassalé (Armenian Bishop): “Don’t abandon us, they are killing children and old people too”

In a telephone conversation with SIR, the Apostolic Administrator of the Ordinariate for Catholics of Armenian Rite in Eastern Europe,…

Ireland: Study Day on Role of Catholic Church during Civil War on 23 September

Romania-Hungary: meeting of Bishops’ Conferences. Bishops invite “to pray tirelessly for peace”

Council of Europe: presidents of European Parliaments meet in Dublin. War, democracy and representation on the agenda

EU: Von der Leyen, State of the Union Address. Achievements between COVID-19 and war. On violence against women: “No means no”.

Kostiantynivka market massacre. Father Ladnyuk (Salesian): “We are not afraid, as long as we survive”

In the aftermath of the massacre in the market of Kostiantynivka, hit by a missile that killed 16 people, including…

United Kingdom: world arms fair in London. The Bishops’ denounce, “complicit in fuelling conflicts”

WYD 2023. Card. Zuppi: “From Lisbon the joyful image of a Church that walks together”

Cardinal Zuppi presented a preliminary assessment of the WYD in Lisbon to the news media of the Italian Episcopal Conference.…

The Pope’s meeting with Ukrainian youth in Lisbon. Father Demush: “He apologised for not being able to do more” to stop the war

The small delegation of young people from Ukraine who met Pope Francis this morning at the Apostolic Nunciature in Lisbon…

Russian attack on Odessa. The Catholic Bishop to SIR: “It’s not war, it’s terrorism”

Odessa is under attack. The number of dead and wounded is rising. The Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Odessa,…

Stop to the grain deal. Beccegato (Caritas): “It would have a serious impact on world hunger.” Calls for mediation and a rethink

“A possible complete and definitive halt to the grain deal would create a huge problem, which is why we must…