A 2,500-year-old coin minted in Cyprus that was recently discovered on an Israeli beach is giving researchers new evidence of trade and travel between the two lands during the biblical era
This Saint Patrick’s Day is a time for prayer and action for peace in Ukraine and for all the refugees and other victims of the war, Ireland’s leading Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland archbishops have said in a joint statement.
More than 2.2 million homes in northern Japan lost power on Wednesday evening after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit just 55 miles from Fukushima. The same region was devastated by a 9.0 earthquake and ...
The 47-nation Council of Europe took down Russia’s flag from its courtyard on Wednesday after deciding to remove the country from membership over its invasion of Ukraine. The council formed after Wo...
On a day marked by violence on the border with the United States, the Diocese of Nuevo Laredo encouraged prayer for peace in that area, and throughout Mexico.
Asking God to forgive all people tempted by violence, Pope Francis prayed for an end to the war in Ukraine and the fratricidal killing of both combatants and civilians caught in the crossfire.
A young woman preparing to be baptized in Erbil, Iraq last week was instead killed in a possible “honor” killing for converting to Christianity, with Muslim family members reportedly suspected, according to local media.
Major Archbishop Shevchuk said that ‘almost 100 children have died as a result of bombing.’
Eliminating war is key to eliminating poverty, the former Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has said.
The pope was speaking on the 21st day of the war in Ukraine.
The massive movement of women and children fleeing Russian bombardments in Eastern Ukraine has led hundreds of thousands of them to Lviv, less than 50 miles from the Polish border.
