Tag: Peace
Anthony Cleary: Dickens was right, ours is an age of paradox
No matter the era, people live in times of paradox, and these paradoxes relate directly to the society in which they live.
ACU Interfaith breakfast elevated to centre stage
The annual ACU Interfaith Parliamentary Breakfast is a key opportunity for the nation's faith leaders to unite to promote peace.
Bishops: Holy Land violence no TV drama
Australia’s Catholic Bishops have called for prayers for peace as a UN expert warned that the Israel-Gaza war is robbing futures.
Pope encourages children to speak up, work for peace
In a celebration of life, peace, joy and harmony, thousands of children representing young people on every continent greeted Pope Francis during an afternoon event in the Vatican's Paul VI hall.
War is a ‘defeat for all’ who take part, so we...
On the 60th anniversary of the landmark peace encyclical Pacem in Terris, Pope Francis has told us that in war, violence is a 'defeat for all'
United for Ukraine
Ukrainian Catholic leaders say they have been deeply moved by the tremendous support and prayers of all Australian Catholics amid the ongoing horror and devastation caused by the current war with Russia.
Pope Francis on Ukraine: ‘Stop this massacre’
Appealing again for an end to the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis said those who invoke God to promote or justify violence "profane his...
Pray the Rosary for peace in Ukraine
The First Decade: Meditate on the Mystery of the Agony in the Garden
Our Father...
"My heart is nearly broken with sorrow; stay here and keep...
Living between the Poles or … how to be faithful in...
I was on a Zoom conference call a couple of weeks ago. The face of one of the men on the screen was especially old and cranky.
In Abraham’s birthplace, pope tells Iraqis that violence betrays faith
Francis gives Iraq - and the world - the message it needs most: leave violence behind you and focus on building a culture of peace and freedom for all, including religions
A lonely voice for peace: Francis steps into a war zone...
Repeating a phrase he used in a video message to the Iraqi people on the eve of his visit, Pope Francis told the civic authorities, "I come as a penitent, asking forgiveness of heaven and my brothers and sisters for so much destruction and cruelty ..."
With 400,000 dead, leaders plead for South Sudan peace
Government officials and members of the South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance signed a new peace agreement in Rome in January, giving rise to hope that an end to the fighting might be near.
