A founding father of the European Union, the French statesman, who died in 1963, was dedicated to making war ‘not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible.’

As conflict flares in the Middle East, the head of America’s global military diocese balances Vatican diplomacy with the heavy moral realities facing U.S. troops.

‘We talk to everyone — even the Department of War,’ Cardinal Christophe Pierre says in an exclusive interview about his tenure as the Pope’s man in Washington.

Pope Leo takes the Vatican where Francis could not.

ANALYSIS: A closer look at the four countries on the Pope’s itinerary shows how the Church’s role — before and after independence — has shaped his visit.

Bishop Diego Sarrió Cucarella hopes the pastoral visit will lead to ‘hearts opening to peace, a renewed commitment to coexistence, and a living witness to God’s glory through fraternity and mutual understanding.’

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por Victor Gaetan* Caracas/Panamá (Agencia Fides) – La operación militar estadounidense en Ve

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di Victor Gaetan* Caracas/Panama (Agenzia Fides) - L'operazione militare statunitense in Venezuel

ANALYSIS: The third anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s death on Dec. 31 provides an opportunity to look at his little-acknowledged diplomatic acumen.

In a wide-ranging interview, Archbishop Cornelius Fontem Esua reflects on Africa’s growing role as a Church ‘missionary to itself,’ the roots of Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis, and the Church’s work to sustain hope.

Signed by 36 Polish bishops at the Second Vatican Council, the letter sought to break cycles of vengeance by embracing the Gospel’s mandate to forgive.

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di Victor Gaetan* Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - L'immagine classica del missionario cattolico rimane

How a Catholic movement saved a village and spread across Africa.

Togo's thriving Catholic Church lifts up a nation through education and enterprise.