''As our Earth continues to be wounded by wars in the Holy Land, in Ukraine, and in many other regions of the world, I invite all the faithful to live the day of August 22 in fasting and prayer, ...

I learned a surprising fact about the song this week. It’s a prayer for peace, Richard Conville says of this song.

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 22 - Catholics the world over on Friday heeded Pope Leo XIV's call for a day of prayer and fasting for peace in Gaza, Ukraine and other areas of conflict around the globe. Churches ...

Pope Leo XIV talks to visitors during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican Aug. 20, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez Deeply concerned at the ongoing wars and ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo has asked Catholics and other religious faithful to observe a day of fasting and prayers for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and other war-torn areas of the world on ...

High in the Himalayas, against a backdrop of towering snow-clad mountains, the Changlimithang stadium in Thimphu is a hive of quiet activity. Here in Bhutan, a nation known for measuring growth by ...