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As the Church in Japan holds its annual Ten Days of Prayer for Peace event the Japanese bishops reiterate that peace is everybody’s responsibility. In their message for the occasion, signed by the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan (CBCJ), Archbishop Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo, the prelates reflect on Pope Francis’ words in the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The Holy See’s Head of Delegation to the UN, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, addresses the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons which is taking place from 1 to 26 August in New York.
Pope Francis recalls the 'great faith,' 'wisdom' and 'long and fruitful service' of the late Cardinal Jozef Tomko, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, who passed away on Monday at age 98.
An interview with Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on the Holy See's diplomacy, published by the Italian geopolitical magazine “Limes” under the title "The Great War."
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Côte d’Ivoire says national reconciliation is the key to achieving lasting social cohesion in the nation.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged international inspectors to be given access to the Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine, amid UN concerns of a possible nuclear disaster.
Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first ever leftist president, starts his first day of work after being inaugurated and promising to unite the country.
In a telegram, Pope Francis conveys his closeness and prays for those affected by a huge fire, caused by lightning strikes on the Matanzas Supertanker Base in Cuba.
In a statement released on Sunday, the Nicaragua's Catholic Bishops express their fraternal closeness to the Bishop of northern Nicaraguan Diocese of Matagalpa, who has been stuck in his residence since Thursday under the accusation of allegedly inciting acts of violence.
Israel reopens border crossings into Gaza on Monday following an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with the militant Islamic Jihad group that ended the most serious outbreak of fighting around the volatile Palestinian coastal strip in more than a year.
The Chadian government and more than 40 rebel groups have signed an agreement that paves way for national reconciliation talks and return to civilian rule.
A delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) expresses its solidarity with Ukraine during a visit amid the ongoing war, and meets with church and state institutions.