In ‘Conquest or Leaven: Reflections of a Catholic Priest in Palestine/Israel,’ Father David Neuhaus parses the realities of life in the Holy Land and asserts a strong call for justice for the oppressed.
War and Peace
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Pope Leo to interfaith peace meeting: ‘War can never be waged in the name of God.’
“We must rebuild peace everywhere, not prepare for more wars,” Pope Leo XIV said in a video message to participants in the International Peace Meeting held in Assisi on Oct. 27.
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Archbishop Gudziak: Ukraine’s only option is to fight on after Trump’s appeasement of Putin
It will be difficult for Ukraine to survive its war with Russia without U.S. support, but Ukrainians are determined to carry on with or without help from the Trump administration.
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On Ukraine war: Pope Francis the prophetic disruptor, Pope Leo the institutional pragmatist
Pope Leo XIV has taken a much more calculated, institutional approach, one that reflects his status as a Vatican “insider” in contrast with Pope Francis, who never held a Vatican role before his election.
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Pope Leo spoke by phone with President Zelensky about reaching a ceasefire in besieged city of Oleshky
Pope Leo XIV spoke by telephone with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine today, seeking a humanitarian ceasefire with Russia in the city of Oleshky, where 2,000 people are trapped without food.
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Review: War and (uneasy) peace
Helen Benedict’s latest novel, ‘The Soldier’s House,’ focuses on the Iraq war, the turmoil it caused in the lives of one Iraqi family, and the American soldier who tries to help them.
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Church in Argentina remembers martyrs as Milei administration downplays ‘dirty war’ atrocities
The 50th anniversary of the Argentina’s military dictatorship arrived amid controversy in the country.
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Protestant march through Catholic community opens old wounds in Northern Ireland
The approval of a contested march through a Catholic nationalist neighborhood has sharpened tensions between nationalist and unionist communities across Northern Ireland.
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The U.S. bishops are speaking out forcefully on politics—and finally being heard
Prompted by the beginnings of both Leo XIV’s papacy and the second term of Donald J. Trump, the bishops are using their voice in a new way.
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Catholic school reopening in Gaza is a reminder that ‘hope is stronger than fear,’ bishop says
As children worldwide head back to classrooms this fall, students in Gaza are returning to a vastly different reality as the school at Holy Family Parish reopens for the first time since the start of Israel’s military campaign.