Bishop Kang believes the upcoming Winter Olympics in Korea and the surprise decision of officials in the North to allow North Korean athletes to participate offers a small opening for progress.
War and Peace
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Catholic groups help Colombia rebuild following peace agreement
After 52 years of armed conflict in Colombia, government and rebel leaders reached a peace accord in late 2016. Now, the country is rebuilding.
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Pope Francis calls for day of prayer and fasting for peace, especially for the DRC and South Sudan
Pope Francis has called for a “special day of prayer and fasting for peace in the world” on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, particularly for peace in the conflict-stricken nations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan. He invited Catholics and other Christians as well as followers of other religions and people of good will […]
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The false alarm in Hawaii is a nuclear wake-up call for everyone.
The United States must develop both better warning systems and deterrence tactics.
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Can religious orders facilitate peace in South Sudan?
The church’s key contribution to peace must be education, both in classrooms and as examples of diverse people living in harmony.
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Middle East leaders increase efforts to fight U.S. decision on Jerusalem
In his annual “state of the world address” Jan. 8 to diplomats from more than 180 countries, Pope Francis urged countries once again to respect the status quo of Jerusalem.
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Is Trump widening a rift between the evangelicals and Middle Eastern Christians?
The embassy move appears to make an already delicate existence even more complicated for Palestinian Christians.
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Pope Francis addresses North Korea, says world peace depends on right to life and disarmament
Speaking on the 100th anniversary of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson’s proposed League of Nations, Francis said today’s leaders can learn two lessons from the ashes of World War I.
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Cardinal condemns deaths in Congolese protests
Police also used tear gas and batons against Massgoers in some of the capital’s 150 parishes and violently broke up attempted marches in which protesters demanded fresh elections in the country.
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Bodies emerge from Guatemala’s war-era ‘model villages’
During Guatemala’s civil war, the government forced tens of thousands of farmers into so-called model villages under strict army control to isolate them from the guerrillas. Hundreds were left to die.