The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:16:45 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Pope helped facilitate Ukraine-Russia prisoner exchange /home/international/item/34946-pope-helped-facilitate-ukraine-russia-prisoner-exchange /home/international/item/34946-pope-helped-facilitate-ukraine-russia-prisoner-exchange

RussiaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp ambassador to the Vatican confirmed Pope Francis helped facilitate recent prisoner exchanges with Ukraine and said the Vatican is ready to act as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Thu, 10 Nov 2022 11:29:45 -0500
Ukrainian bishops call for solidarity fast /home/international/item/34942-ukrainian-bishops-call-for-solidarity-fast /home/international/item/34942-ukrainian-bishops-call-for-solidarity-fast

CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Ukrainian Catholic bishops are asking all Catholics for prayers, charitable giving and three days of fasting Nov. 24 to 26 in solidarity with Ukrainians living with food shortages and facing days without heat, light or water as Russia continues to target civilian infrastructure, especially UkraineöÏÓãÊÓƵapp power grid.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) International Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:27:55 -0500
öÏÓãÊÓƵapp priest says Catholics, including clerics, fear conscription /home/international/item/34805-russian-priest-says-catholics-including-clerics-fear-conscription /home/international/item/34805-russian-priest-says-catholics-including-clerics-fear-conscription A senior öÏÓãÊÓƵapp priest dismissed President Vladimir Putin's threats of nuclear war as "just words," but said many young Catholics now fear being forcibly conscripted with their priests to join the war against Ukraine.
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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:02:04 -0400
Book compiles Pope Francis' commentaries on war and peace /home/international/item/34340-book-compiles-pope-francis-commentaries-on-war-and-peace /home/international/item/34340-book-compiles-pope-francis-commentaries-on-war-and-peace

Being against war and for peace requires more than urgent appeals and treaties, according to Pope Francis. It requires a demanding, lifelong process that starts in the human heart and boldly expands outward into a broken world, he has said.

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International Fri, 29 Apr 2022 08:38:14 -0400
Church proclaims a new culture of peace /opinion/guest-columnists/item/34277-church-proclaims-a-new-culture-of-peace /opinion/guest-columnists/item/34277-church-proclaims-a-new-culture-of-peace

As war and conflict rage during a prolonged pandemic, Christians prepare to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus who offered peace as a parting gift to His disciples. 

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Guest Columns Thu, 14 Apr 2022 10:06:02 -0400
‘War spending’ traps us in new Cold War /item/34142-war-spending-traps-us-in-new-cold-war /item/34142-war-spending-traps-us-in-new-cold-war

The world doesn’t just feel like a more dangerous place since öÏÓãÊÓƵapp troops entered Ukraine, it is a reality.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:06:55 -0400
Glen Argan: Waging spiritual warfare against war itself /opinion/columnists/item/34132-glen-argan-waging-spiritual-warfare-against-war-itself /opinion/columnists/item/34132-glen-argan-waging-spiritual-warfare-against-war-itself

The carnage has begun. Is there any way it can end without the annihilation of Ukraine? NATO has (rightly) refused to enter the fray, fearing that its participation will lead to the further spread of war and possibly to nuclear war. Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are having no effect on the fighting. It may be months before economic sanctions bring Russia to its knees. UkraineöÏÓãÊÓƵapp heroic defence is no match in the short run for RussiaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp military might.

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glenargan@catholicregister.org (Glen Argan) Glen Argan Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:30:00 -0500
Editorial: War and the Cross /columns/item/34128-editorial-war-and-the-cross /columns/item/34128-editorial-war-and-the-cross

Fifty-two years ago this June, Mr. Edwin Starr immortally caught millions of ears around the world with a song that asked a short, sharp rhetorical question.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:32:55 -0500
Analysis: Why a war is never just war /item/34088-analysis-why-a-war-is-never-just-war /item/34088-analysis-why-a-war-is-never-just-war

War is never moral. It is not ordered to the good. But the Church through the centuries has taught that when faced with war, or the prospect of war, we must think carefully and morally — prudence first. So, is a war that pits a broad Western alliance against öÏÓãÊÓƵapp aggression in Ukraine a just war?

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 02 Mar 2022 10:03:20 -0500
Ethiopian fighting could spark new refugee crisis /home/international/item/32432-ethiopian-fighting-could-spark-new-refugee-crisis /home/international/item/32432-ethiopian-fighting-could-spark-new-refugee-crisis

Church networks are getting ready for a humanitarian disaster and a massive wave of new refugees as the civil war in Ethiopia rages on.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) International Sat, 28 Nov 2020 07:00:00 -0500