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Pope Francis leads the crowd in praying for the victims of the war in Ukraine, during his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican March 23, 2022. The pope prayed that God would free the world from war and the need to self-destruct, saying that "war is a defeat for humanity." (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope Francis: My grandfather taught me to loathe war

Catholic News Agency|Mar 23, 2022|5 Min Read

Pope Francis walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a private audience at the Vatican July 4, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Explaining the Vatican’s discretion on Putin’s war

John L. Allen Jr.|Feb 28, 2022|5 Min Read

People in San Francisco gather for a "Stand with Ukraine" rally Feb. 20, 2022. About 150 people, mostly from the Ukrainian community, called for an end to the Russian military buildup on Ukraine's border and urged the European Union to impose economic sanctions against Russia as a deterrent to an invasion of Ukraine. (CNS photo/David Maung)

A firm and aggressive pro-life ‘No’ to war

Charles Camosy|Feb 24, 2022|4 Min Read

Service members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces ride atop an anti-aircraft gun-missile complex known as “Tunguska” during drills at an area of the Joint Forces Operation in an unknown location in eastern Ukraine, in this handout picture released April 20, 2021. (CNS photo/Press service of Joint Forces Operation via Reuters)

World

Ukraine’s Caritas branch braces for crisis as threat of war looms

Elise Ann Allen|Feb 22, 2022|6 Min Read

Pope Francis meets with members of the Congregation for Eastern Churches at the Vatican Feb. 18, 2022. With church leaders coming from the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe and India, the pope prayed for peace and stability in their homelands. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope decries warmongering, prays for Eastern Catholics in danger

Cindy Wooden|Feb 18, 2022|3 Min Read

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, Pope Francis and Egyptian Sheikh Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of Al-Azhar, look on as children wave olive branches during a meeting in front of the Colosseum in Rome Oct. 7, 2021. The meeting was held to plead and pray for peace. (Paul Haring/CNS)

Pope calls war a ‘stinging defeat’ for humanity

Inés San Martín|Oct 8, 2021|4 Min Read

A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment pays his respects during a memorial for Spc. Wyatt Martin and Sgt. First Class Ramon Morris at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan in this Dec. 23, 2014 file photo. U.S. President Joe Biden announced a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021. (CNS photo/Lucas Jackson, Reuters)

World

U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan may risk civil war, says priest in Kabul

Carol Glatz|Apr 17, 2021|3 Min Read

Tom Hanks in "Greyhound." (IMDB)

The spiritual battle of Tom Hanks’ ‘Greyhound’

Sophia Martinson|Jul 8, 2020|4 Min Read

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'COVID-19 knows no borders': Pope Francis calls for global ceasefire

Courtney Mares|Mar 29, 2020|3 Min Read

Pope Francis waves from the popemobile in Bari, Italy Feb. 23, 2020. (Daniel Ibanez/CNA)

World

Pope Francis on Middle East: War should never be considered normal

Courtney Mares|Feb 23, 2020|5 Min Read

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