Read the full text of the Appeal for Peace given by Pope Francis at the International Meeting of Prayer for Peace in Rome yesterday. ...read more

How can we let God transform the evil that is in us and around us into good? Julian Paparella reflects on the Gospel for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. ...read more

Read the full text of the message on nuclear weapons given by Pope Francis at the Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park in Nagasaki on November 24, 2019. ...read more

Read the full text of Pope Francis' address given at a meeting for peace in Hiroshima on November 24, 2019, during his apostolic visit to Japan. ...read more

How do we find the peace that Jesus offers us? Deacon Robin Cheung reflects on the Gospel for the Sixth Sunday of Easter. ...read more

Read the full text of Pope Francis' address to civil and religious leaders of South Sudan, urging them to bring peace and healing to their people. ...read more

Pope Francis at Angelus – January 1, 2018 A “horizon of peace” for migrants and refugees During his midday Angelus prayer on New Year’s Day, Pope Francis urged that refugees, migrants and everyone be ensured a future of peace, saying it is everyone’s right. Pope Francis on New Year’s Day raised his voice on behalf ...read more

For the last three weeks we’ve looked at three words for Advent: Light, Voice and Joy. Last week we looked at Elizabeth and how she was filled with joy when Mary came to see visit her. She heard Mary’s greeting and was filled with the Holy Spirit and the child in her womb leaped for ...read more

At 17.30 this afternoon, at the Altar of the Cathedral of the Vatican Basilica, the Holy Father Francis will preside at a Prayer Celebration for Peace in South Sudan and in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The following is the homily pronounced by the Pope during the celebration: ...read more

A quick read through the Old Testament may make you think that God is all for war and destruction. Just read Deuteronomy 20:10-18 and you would conclude that war is perfectly OK with God. A read through Genesis 19 about the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and you could conclude that even nuclear destruction is ...read more