Pope concerned by increased tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Pope Francis expressed his concern over escalating hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan, prompting renewed fears of war in the Caucasus region. After praying with pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus address on 19th July, the pope offered prayers for all suffering from Covid-19, as well as those suffering from economic repercussions... Read More

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June 8, 2020

Attack on Catholic priest during Orange march led to ‘rising tensions around Loyal Order parades’, says academic

An attack on Catholic priest during an Orange march in Glasgow led to ‘rising tensions around Loyal Order parades’, an academic has claimed. Dr Michael Rosie, of the University of Edinburgh, conducted the study into marches and parades in Scotland, which provided an update on a similar report he produced in 2016. The Scottish Government... Read More

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January 9, 2020

Iraqis hope attacks by US and Iran will ease and tensions will decrease

Iraqis hope the violent attacks by the US and Iran will ease and that moves to decrease tensions will take hold, said an Iraqi archbishop. Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Yousif Thomas Mirkis of Kirkuk, Iraq, repeated the overarching concern of the majority of Iraqis, regardless of their religious affiliation: that foreign troops stop using their shattered... Read More

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January 7, 2020

Pope prays for dialogue as tensions mount between US and Iran

Pope Francis led pilgrims in prayers for peace as tensions between the United States and Iran escalated following the assassination of a top Iranian general. Several days after Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, warned of “harsh retaliation” for the recent US drone attack that killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the pope said that... Read More

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July 16, 2019

Cardinal fears Iraq could be caught in middle of a US-Iran conflict

Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Cardinal Louis Sako is concerned by rising tensions between the United States and Iran, fearful that his country, Iraq, could be caught in the middle of any potential conflict. It has also made a proposed visit by Pope Francis to Iraq next year uncertain, he said. In an exclusive interview with Catholic... Read More

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April 21, 2019

Major Archbishop: Faith is triumphing over fear

Despite ongoing crisis and conflict in Ukraine, the Church is thriving – according to a Church leader – who described a surge in priestly vocations and a dramatic increase in Mass attendance. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need about a growth... Read More

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October 19, 2018

Pope, meeting South Korean leader, says he’s open to visiting North

Pope Francis, at a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, said he is willing to visit North Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had asked Moon to tell the pope of the invitation. According to Yonhap, the Korean news agency, Moon’s press secretary told reporters the pope said he would accept “if an (official)... Read More

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October 3, 2018

Russian Catholics hope ties won’t be affected by inter-Orthodox tensions

As plans to establish an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church encounter complaints from Russia, Catholic leaders hope ecumenical ties will not be affected. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, who holds honorary primacy among the world’s 14 main Orthodox churches, plans to grant autocephaly, or independence, to Christians in Ukraine, many of whom have been linked to... Read More

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