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About 60 Catholics gathered for a pray-in on Nov. 2, hoping President Joe Biden would hear their prayers for peace in Israel and Palestine and their calls for him to support a cease-fire and pursue diplomacy.
(RNS) — Asked about Biden's proposal for ‘humanitarian pauses’ instead of a cease-fire, one demonstrator called it a ‘minimalist’ proposal.
Maryknoll Lay Missioners honored Merwyn and Kirstin De Mello on World Mission Sunday in Washington on Oct. 23.
An Aug. 9 event by Catholics to promote peace in the world was interrupted by what the U.S. Secret Service said was an unprovoked assault on o...
Want to stay connected with the natural world? Image: apartment building in Naples, Italy (Unsplash/Bertrand Gabioud) We humans have been gradually enclosing ourselves in a world we have built — and for some people, lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic have only made that more intense. This is the century that turned humans into mainly city dwellers, a milestone passed in 2007, according to the United Nations. From 10% in 1800, the world's urban population has grown to 55%, according to U.N. estimates, or 85% based on calculations by the European Commission. In the Un...