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"We must reject war, a place of death where fathers and mothers bury their children, where men kill their brothers and sisters without even having seen them, where the powerful decide and the poor die." #PopeFrancis #PrayForPeace

The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It. The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality” a top priority and the Trump administration reorganized national security around two principl...

"Parents wept over their children’s bodies. Crushed desks and blood-stained backpacks poked through the rubble. The death toll from the attack on an elementary school in Minab climbed past 165, most of them under age 12." #PrayForPeace www.propublica.org/article/trum...

The goal of National Women's History Month should be to make misogyny history Imagine what women could accomplish if they did not have to contend with misogyny every day.

"Misogyny blinds both individuals and entire cultures from recognizing women as equal bearers of the image of God, as the first chapters of the Bible tell us they are. Misogyny fosters male-centered hierarchies and disdains vulnerability." #WomensHistoryMonth religionnews.com/2026/03/09/t...

One more thing we can do is call upon our bishops pastors, every last one of them, to stand up and speak out for peace. #RebuildMyChurch

Good Shepherd Sisters warn civilians paying highest price in Middle East - Vatican News The Good Shepherd Sisters warn that civilians in Lebanon and across the Middle East are paying the highest price, as violence escalates in Iran and ...

"Families are arriving at shelters with absolutely nothing and urgently need food, basic medical supplies, and safe housing. They are exhausted, afraid, and weary from reliving the trauma of past conflicts." #PrayForPeace #Lebanon www.vaticannews.va/en/church/ne...

"Ours is not the struggle of one day, one week, or one year. Ours is not the struggle of one judicial appointment or presidential term. Ours is the struggle of a lifetime...because the responsibility is ours alone to build a better society and a more peaceful world." #JohnLewis #BelovedCommunity

In interview, Cardinal McElroy says U.S. entry into war with Iran ‘not morally legitimate,’ citing Catholic just war teaching - Catholic Standard

"Non-violence must be the first stance of Catholics in the world." #CardinalMcElroy #PrayForPeace www.cathstan.org/us-world/in-...

"You eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good when you appropriate for yourself your own will, thus crediting yourself with the good that the Lord says and does in you." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi #Admonitions #BeHumble

"The forces of evil have not abdicated. The malevolent ghosts of hatred are resurgent with a fury and a boldness that are as astounding as they are nauseating.” #ElieWiesel

In interview, Cardinal McElroy says U.S. entry into war with Iran ‘not morally legitimate,’ citing Catholic just war teaching - Catholic Standard

“At this present moment, the U.S. decision to go to war against Iran fails to meet the just war threshold for a morally legitimate war." #CardinalMcElroy #PrayForPeace www.cathstan.org/us-world/in-...

"All wars must be stopped and they will only stop if we stop 'feeding' them (3-29-22)." #PopeFrancis #PrayForPeace

"God desires us to follow the examples of the saints by absorbing the vital sap of their virtues and turning it into our own life-blood, adapting it to our own individual capacities and particular circumstances." #SaintJohnXXIII #LiveTheGospel

Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent ​strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reach...

"Deliberately attacking a school or hospital or any ​other civilian structure would likely be a war crime under international humanitarian law." #PrayForPeace www.reuters.com/world/middle...

"Step by step, we are moving toward catastrophe. Piece by piece, the world risks becoming the scene of a unique Third World War. We are moving towards it as if it were inevitable." #PopeFrancis #PrayForPeace

Cardinal Cupich condemns White House video about Iran war In a statement issued March 7, Cupich took particular aim at a social media video posted by the White House Friday featuring footage from the ongoing war in Iran spliced with scenes from action movies...

"A real war with real death and real suffering being treated like it's a video game — it's sickening." #CardinalCupich #PrayForPeace www.ncronline.org/news/cardina...

"When people of different religious traditions come together in prayer, it has the power to change the course of history (3-2-26)." #PopeLeoXIV #PrayForPeace

Pope Leo: May weapons fall silent in Iran - Vatican News At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo invites the 15,000 pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square to pray that “the roar of bombs might cease, that weapons ...

"We lift up our humble prayer to the Lord, so that the thunderous sound of bombs may cease, weapons may fall silent, and a space for dialogue may open up in which the voice of the people can be heard." #PopeLeoXIV #PrayForPeace www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and his anointed (Psalm 2:2). #PrayForPeace

San Antonio archbishop: Profit, politics play roles in inhumane migrant treatment "These detention centers … cannot have empty beds, because otherwise they don't make money," said Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller. "It's business, business, business, business, business."

"They cannot have empty beds, because otherwise they don't make money." #ArchbishopGustavo #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/san-ant...

"With joy-filled devotion, Francis dwelt in the heavenly mansions and in complete self-emptying, he remained hidden for long hours in the wounds of our Savior. He sought out the solitary places where he could cast his soul entirely upon God." #Lent #Celano #SaintFrancisOfAssisi

ICE deports family, including deaf boy who wasn’t given his assistive devices California state superintendent says mother and sons arrested during ICE check-in and deported to Colombia

“No child should be ripped from their home community and hidden in a detention center, especially not a Deaf child who is being deprived of the ability to communicate and understand what is happening to him." #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‘I don’t want to be here anymore’: A Mass. lawyer fights to help children held at ICE detention center in Texas - The Boston Globe Corey Martin has previously volunteered on immigration law projects involving residents here on Temporary Protected Status and on asylum cases.

"I do not hear children laughing and playing. The default is treating them like they’re inmates.” #PrayForAmerica www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/06/m...

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Pope's March prayer intention: 'for disarmament and peace' - Vatican News Pope Leo XIV releases his prayer intention for the month of March, inviting Catholics to pray with him for 'disarmament and peace,' and praying that ...

"We lift up our prayer for peace in the world, asking that nations renounce weapons and choose the path of dialogue and diplomacy." #PopeLeoXIV #PrayForPeace www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

"War is a sacrilege that wreaks havoc on what is most precious on our earth: human life, the innocence of the little ones, the beauty of creation. Yes, war is a sacrilege!" #PopeFrancis #PrayForPeace

'You need to care about what's happening to other people,' says Texas immigration lawyer "If you don't think it's going to affect you because it hasn't affected you right now, well, it's only a matter of time before it hits close to home," attorney Imelda Maynard said in a recent intervie...

"You need to care about what's happening to other people because eventually it's going to affect everyone...When you're arresting citizens, even though they're showing their passports, that's an issue. Because at that point, no one is safe." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/you-nee...

"We must not think that the use and value of coins is greater than that of stones. The devil wants to blind those who desire and treasure it more. So let those of us who have left all things behind beware lest for so little we lose the kingdom of heaven." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi #RememberThePoor

A ROSARY FOR PEACE EPISODE 4 – THE LUMINOUS MYSTERIES FEATURING PRAYERS BY POPE FRANCIS Presented by Brother Patrick In communion with Pope Francis and in solidarity with people of faith and goodwill everywhere…

We pray for peace. #AssisiProjectPodcast #PrayForPeace #RosaryForPeace assisiproject.com/2025/06/20/a...

"Isolation and withdrawal into one's own interests are never the way to restore hope and bring about renewal. Rather, it is closeness. It is the culture of encounter. Isolation, no. Closeness, yes. Culture clash, no. Culture of encounter, yes." #PopeFrancis #PrayForPeace

Drone strike on Iraqi Catholic church complex reopens old wounds The Catholic community in northern Iraq has been shaken by the attack of an explosive drone hitting the Chaldean Catholic complex in Ankawa, outside of Irbil.

"We pray for the solidarity and support from our brothers and sisters around the world, that these times of violence and war will come to an end, and that our suffering people may yet have a chance to return to lives of peace and dignity." #Iraq #PrayForPeace www.ncronline.org/news/drone-s...