If we want to live in a world of peace, we must start by traveling with the Prince of Peace through the stormy times of our personal lives
JUBA, South Sudan (CNS) — South Sudan’s peace deal is fatally flawed, the country’s bishops said as they committed the church to helping forge new negotiations. They also recommended a series of measures to end the conflict. “We urge all stakeholders and
OXFORD, England (CNS) — An official of the Central African Republic bishops’ conference has raised doubts about a new government-rebel peace deal and urged the international community to give greater backing to the country’s legitimate armed forces. “Of course, we can hope
The last few weeks in the media have been like none I’ve ever seen before, and I’ve been in this industry for nearly 40 years. Yet, the fallout from the encounter at the Lincoln Memorial — between a Catholic high school
It has been 50 years since 18-year-old Andrea Riccardi started gathering around him a group of high school students to pray, listen to the Bible and lead an after-school program for poor children in the southern outskirts of Rome. Today the Community of Sant’Egidio
“People are looking for a little peace of mind.” A young man who came to talk to me years ago said this about himself and others. I have always remembered what he said. St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622) writes in his “Introduction
We live in a noisy world –and it’s not just audible noise. Take the small computer I carry in my pocket, for example, the small screen that tries to send me notifications for everything: the weather, what store near me has a