Tag: Russia
Vatican diplomat: Pope Francis ‘stubbornly believes in peace’
The Holy Father invites everyone to be "creative and courageous weavers and artisans of peace"
Ukraine’s prime minister asks Pope Francis to help bring back children...
Russia denies abducting children, claiming they were taken away for their own safety
Rights champions in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus win Nobel Peace Prize
A highly symbolic choice, the trio represent the three nations at the center of the war in Ukraine
Pope Francis appeals to Putin for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine
Pope Francis appealed to Putin "to stop this spiral of violence and death, also for the sake of his people”
Pope Francis heads to Kazakhstan on Central Asia peace drive
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill was initially expected but has pulled out of the event, dashing hopes of a meeting with Pope Francis
The geopolitics of Pope Francis’ trip to Kazakhstan
Geopolitics will inevitably play a role in Pope Francis’ “pilgrimage of dialogue and peace”
Central Asian tensions to color pope’s Kazakhstan trip
Some 100 delegations from 50 countries are expected to take part in the event in Kazakhstan, which is just south of Russia
UK government sanctions head of Russian Orthodox Church for supporting Putin’s...
Numerous influential Russian citizens have been added to the U.K. sanctions list since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February
Pope Francis describes Russia’s use of mercenaries in Ukraine as ‘monstrous’
“While we see the ferocity, the cruelty of Russian troops, we must not forget the real problems if we want them to be solved”
Famine and starvation to come from Putin’s war
The crises will grow worse and we can expect hardship ahead with more belt-tightening