Russia's Catholic archbishop has echoed condemnations of a March 22 terror assault which left dozens dead and injured at a Moscow concert venue, although a bishop from war-torn Ukraine warned the atrocity should also remind Russians of what his country was suffering
ISTANBUL (OSV News) -- Pope Francis has expressed his closeness to the small Catholic community in Turkey after gunmen attacked a church during Sunday morning Mass Jan. 28, leaving at least one worshipper dead. The shooting occurred just before noon at the
Pope Francis condemned Hamas' terrorist attacks on Israel and pleaded with the militants to free their hostages unharmed, but he also expressed concern about Israel's tightening siege on Gaza and its impact on innocent civilians.
"I continue to follow with sorrow and apprehension
Pilgrims who were in Israel following a surprise terrorist attack by Hamas terrorists against civilian communities in southern Israel Oct. 7 light candles and say prayers of peace at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher as fighting continued in southern Israel.
Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem united in a call for peace and justice amid unfolding violence, following a surprise attack by Hamas in southern Israel, which has left around 600 Israelis dead, among them civilians and dozens of soldiers
The obvious signs of war crimes committed by Russian forces in Bucha and other Ukrainian cities led members of the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religions to call Russia a "terrorist state" and to plea once more to NATO countries to provide
Twenty years ago, an abandoned strip mine in western Pennsylvania transformed in one shocking moment into a national shrine, a living testament to the courage of everyday Americans faced with a life-or-death choice.
On Sept. 11, 2001, United Airlines Flight 93 from Newark,
When the last days of August roll around every year, that's when the memories start to return to Thomas Damore.
No matter the weather, no matter what he's doing, they come back. Even though 20 years have passed and the retired captain of
When American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2011, it set in motion a series of events that led to the deaths of almost 3,000 people that day. More
Twenty years ago when the U.S. decided to attack Afghanistan and, later, Iraq in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Pope John Paul counseled against such military actions. He said the U.S. invasion would destabilize the entire region, cause worse