An Israeli soldier’s alleged vandalism of a Christ image in Lebanon sparks condemnation and calls for accountability.
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Millions in South Sudan Face Hunger Crisis
As over eight million people face starvation, desperate South Sudanese raid warehouses and attack aid workers for food.
Cardinal Says, Remember Conflict in Syria
Apostolic Nuncio to Syria fears the world has forgotten 11 year conflict that left 610,000 dead, 2.1 million injured and 13 million displaced.
Pope: Elders Are Prophets, Listen to Them
Pope Francis stresses the importance of elders’ wisdom for our time, as people drift without values and the world careens toward destruction.
Ukrainian Archbishop: ‘Defend Innocent Civilians’
Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Borys Gudziak says Russian invasion is not due to a military threat, but to the threat of democracy.
Arrival of Ukrainian Refugees Renews Immigration Debate on U.S.-Mexico Border
Public health measure Title 42, used to expel migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border but reconsidered for Ukrainians, is again questioned.
‘My Dream Is to Survive,’ Says Scholar in Lviv
A Fulbright scholar reports from Lviv, where she lives in western Ukraine, “Before the war I had many dreams. … Now my dream is to survive.”
Report Warns of Atrocities, Famine in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
New Report by Refugees International tells of famine, population displacement and acts of atrocities being suffered in Tigray, Ethiopia.
Horror of War ‘Lodges in Your Gut’ When Recounted by Refugees, Cardinal Says
Cardinal Michael Czerny, on mission from the Vatican, meets victims of the invasion of Ukraine to show pope’s support for those fleeing war.
Maryknoll Mission Society: A Prayer for Ukraine
Father Lance P. Nadeau, superior general of the Maryknoll Society of Fathers and Brothers, offers a prayer for peace in Ukraine.
Vatican Sends Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine
Pope Francis mobilizes efforts for humanitarian aid to Ukraine, designating two cardinals to accompany and lead this mission.
Over Five Million Children Orphaned by Pandemic
Researchers determine that worldwide, over 5.2 million children have lost a parent or caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
El Salvador Presses Charges for Jesuit Murders
El Salvador brings charges against a former president and 12 others in the murders of six Jesuits and two women in 1989.
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