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The city of Bologna, Italy, has announced a pilot program to reward “virtuous” citizens for recycling, taking public transportation, and managing energy usage.

Cypriot Archbishop Chrysostomos said Sunday it would be a mistake for Ukraine to retreat rather than stand up to Russian aggression in the country.

Pope Francis once again called for peace Sunday, which marked the two-month anniversary of the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Pope Francis said Sunday that Jesus is not looking for “perfect Christians” or those who “never doubt.”

University of Connecticut business ethics professor Robert Bird praised Walt Disney Co. for holding fast to its commitment to LGBT values in an interview published Friday.

“There is no more rabid advocate of transgenderism in America than the President of the United States,” laments Catholic League president Bill Donohue Friday.

Two important Muslim organizations have thrown their support behind Emmanuel Macron for the second round of voting in France’s presidential elections.

The Vatican announced Thursday that Pope Francis and the Holy See have joined the United Nations in appealing for an Easter truce in Ukraine.

Pope Francis urged greater care and respect toward the elderly Wednesday, since they are “the honor of our civilization.”

Pope Francis thanked the people of Poland Wednesday for their generous reception of Ukrainian refugees fleeing their war-torn country.

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said Tuesday that the Holy See is “deeply concerned” about efforts to impose gender theory, which risks “destroying the dignity of the human being.”

Bishop Sikuli Paluku of the Catholic diocese of Butembo-Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has condemned the rebel raid of a Mass on Easter morning as a profanation and a sacrilege.

Pope Francis called for an end to wars and disputes Monday, underscoring the need for “reconciliation” between adversaries.

Armed members of the Mai-Mai rebel movement stormed a Catholic church during Easter Sunday Mass in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after which one of the rebels was shot dead by soldiers.

Ukrainian Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk praised Ukrainian youth Sunday for their “heroic love” in defending their homeland.

Pope Francis denounced Russia’s “cruel and senseless war” on Ukraine Sunday, praying for Ukrainian victims and refugees.

Ukrainian Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk has criticized “Vatican dreamers” for seeking a premature reconciliation between Ukraine and Russia while military aggression continues.

Pope Francis accused the West of racism Friday, insisting migrants are “subdivided” by skin color and country of origin.

Pope Francis urged the faithful Friday to beware of the devil because he is astute, and evil is “more seductive” than goodness.

Bishop Stanislav Šyrokoradjuk of Odessa, Ukraine, said Thursday that diplomacy has failed to resolve the Russian war on Ukraine and all that remains is self-defense.

Pope Francis has sharply censured journalists for falling into four “sins,” namely “disinformation, slander, defamation, and coprophilia.”

Ukrainian Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk has condemned the looting of Ukraine by its Russian occupiers, warning that the stolen property will “burn” in the hands of those who took it.

Pope Francis said Thursday that Christians must be on special guard against idolatry, which takes worship away from the true God and gives it to the devil.

International Christian Concern (ICC) has denounced the ongoing “genocide” being carried out on Nigerian Christians by Fulani militants and other Islamic extremists.

The Catholic bishops of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro have urged “special attention so that climatic events do not continue to cause disasters and suffering” in a preparatory document for next October’s national elections.

Ukrainian Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk condemned the ongoing use of sexual violence as a weapon of war against Ukrainian civilians in a video message Wednesday.

Pope Francis warns in a new book that Russia’s war on Ukraine risks evolving into World War III and we are “moving towards it as if it were unavoidable.”

Pope Francis contrasted Christ’ peace Wednesday with Russia’s war on Ukraine, calling the latter “a blasphemous betrayal of the Lord of Passover.”

Pope Francis has invited two families — one Russian, one Ukrainian — to copresent the thirteenth station of the annual Good Friday Way of the Cross, provoking what some describe as a possible “diplomatic incident.”

Islamic extremists raided the village of Masambo in the northeastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on April 3, the Barnabas Fund reported Thursday.

Pope Francis will travel to the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan this coming September to attend a conference of religious leaders, the Vatican announced Tuesday.

The archpriest of Saint Peter’s Basilica, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, insisted Monday on Ukraine’s right to defend itself against invading Russian troops.

Ukrainian Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said Monday that Ukrainian men are waiting in line to enlist in the military for the opportunity to defend their homeland.

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has denounced heightened religious intolerance in France, demonstrated by a recent report on attacks on churches.

Ukrainian Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk has condemned Russia’s “systematic war against civilians” in Ukraine following the massacre of 53 people in a train station.

ROME — Pope Francis denounced violence Sunday, asserting Jesus Christ is crucified again in those who suffer “senseless acts of cruelty.”