Trump, World Leaders Sign Charter for Gaza Board of Peace
Donald Trump signs the Board of Peace initiative at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2026. Associated Press / Photo by Markus Schreiber ...
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Church leaders appeal for prayer after Russian invasion of Ukraine
Pope Francis spoke of the "great pain in my heart" as he declared 2 March - Ash Wednesday - a second day of prayer and fasting for Ukraine.
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Russia launches full-scale invasion into Ukraine
Loud explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Odesa early on Thursday. Ukraine’s border guard agency said the Russian military also launched an artillery barrage from neigh...
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‘City of friendship’ unites poor of Madagascar, Argentina
Crux,Listen to this story: ROME – Last week, Pope Francis sent a telegram to the president of Madagascar, expressing his closeness and promising his prayers after learning “with great sorrow” of the “wounds that have once again struck” this African nation, “through repeated cyclones, floods and the destruction of homes.” […]
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UK man hands Cyprus Church icon taken by his officer father
Crux,An 18th-century icon that a British officer spirited out of war-wracked Cyprus in 1974 was returned Wednesday to the island’s Orthodox Church by the officer’s son to reunite it with those “who really appreciate what it stands for.”
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Russia Attacks Ukraine from Multiple Directions in Unprovoked Invasion: ‘A Full-Scale War in Europe Has Begun’
Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday, hitting cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling. Ukraine's government accused Moscow of unleashing a “full-scale war” that could rewrite the geopolitical order and whose fallout already reverberated around the globe.
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Putin Announces Ukraine Military Operation, Explosions Heard
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere with the Russian action would lead to “consequences you have never seen.”
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As Russian Threat Escalates, Prominent U.S. Faith Leaders Hold Vigil for Peace in Ukraine
More than a dozen faith leaders offered prayers for a peaceful resolution to the escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine during an online vigil Wednesday hosted by the Episcopal Church and the Friends Committee on National Legislation.
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New Zealand COVID-19 protests turn violent
Copying Canada’s recent Freedom Convoy, hundreds of protesters remain encamped in Wellington, New Zealand, for the third week in a row. They are protesting the country’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate f...
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Russia evacuates embassy in Ukraine
While Russian embassy staffers hastily left Kyiv, Ukrainian government officials urged their citizens to leave Russia as soon as possible as an invasion grows more likely. Latvia’s prime minister re...
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Colombian president, bishops condemn court’s decriminalization of abortion
The president of Colombia, Iván Duque, rejected Tuesday the Constitutional Court’s decision to depenalize abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy.
