French president meets pope to thank him after terrorist attacks

Pope Francis met privately at the Vatican with French President Francois Hollande, who said he felt it necessary to thank the pope in person for his words after the slaying of a French priest and other terrorist attacks in France. The president arrived in Rome on 17th August and went directly to the French national... Read More

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August 5, 2016

Training prepares dioceses for terrorism, mass shootings, other disasters

To help before tragedy occurs, a Washington-based priest and psychologist is conducting a free webinar at the end of August to prepare priests, religious and other Church members to deal with the trauma that follows a natural disaster, an act of terrorism or any other large-scale tragedy that they and the communities they serve might... Read More

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July 26, 2016

Munich, Kabul attacks are call to pray for peace, pope says

While recent terror attacks in Germany and Afghanistan bring sorrow and death to the world, they are also a reminder for Christians to pray fervently for peace, Pope Francis said. After reciting the Angelus prayer with thousands of visitors in St Peter’s Square on 24th July, the pope conveyed his sadness at “the tragic events... Read More

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July 18, 2016

Pope calls attack on Nice act of ‘blind violence’

Pope Francis condemned the attack on Bastille Day celebrations in France, calling it an act of “blind violence.” The pope expressed his “deep sorrow” and “spiritual closeness” with the French people in a message to Bishop Andre Marceau of Nice. The message, signed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, said Pope Francis entrusted... Read More

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July 11, 2016

Iraqi patriarch calls for tolerance, forgiveness to fight terrorism

Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako, on the Muslim feast of Eid al-Fitr, called for tolerance and forgiveness to fight extremism, hatred and terrorism. Speaking at a prayer service on 7th July in the Karrada section of Baghdad for the victims of the 3rd July bombing that killed more than 290 people and wounded 200, the... Read More

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April 29, 2016

Lebanese cardinal urges EU leaders to end Mideast wars, return displaced

Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai urged the international community and the European Parliament to stop the wars in the Middle East through dialogue, and he called for a return of the displaced to their countries of origin. In a speech on Wednesday to the European Parliament in Brussels, the Maronite Catholic patriarch warned that the crisis... Read More

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April 2, 2016

Facebook chief calls for love in face of terror

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has spoken out against the ‘fear and distrust’ spread by the recent wave of terror attacks – and called for love and empathy to combat them. The tech entrepreneur said atrocities in Belgium, Pakistan and Turkey were all designed to sow seeds of hatred between different communities. “Each of these attacks... Read More

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November 14, 2015

Pope calls Paris terrorist attacks part of ‘piecemeal WWIII’

The acts of terrorism which took place in Paris Friday night are the latest part in what Pope Francis has called a “piecemeal World War III,” describing the attacks as “inhuman.” “There is no justification for these things,” the pontiff said in a phone interview Saturday with TV 2000, the official broadcasting station for the Italian... Read More

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October 25, 2014

Middle East terrorism now at ‘unimaginable levels’, says Holy Father

The Middle East, especially Iraq and Syria, are experiencing “terrorism of previously unimaginable proportions” in which the perpetrators seem to have absolutely no regard for the value of human life, Pope Francis said. “It seems that the awareness of the value of human life has been lost; it seems that the person does not count... Read More

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