From the Vietnam War to social justice today, there’s clarity and quandary
On August 26, Amgad Al-Mahalawi, my Palestinian friend, and his family had to flee their previously destroyed home in Gaza City.
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, led a prayer vigil on Aug. 14, where he read the name of every child who has died in the conflict between Israel and Hamas since the start of the war in the Holy Land two years ago.
It is difficult to comprehend how over 18,000 Palestinian children have been killed in in Gaza in the last 21 months, but perhaps the story of one young girl will help us understand what these children have faced.
About 300 Plain Mennonite youth and young adults gathered June 29 at Lime Rock Meetinghouse in Lancaster County, Pa., to hear teachings on Christian nonresistance.
As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families. With supplies now totally depleted, humanitarian organizations are witnessing their own colleagues and partners waste away before their eyes.
A European ecumenical peace group is warning of an arms race in Europe as the United States redraws alliances.
The World Council of Churches has appointed Jenny Neme of Colombia to be its deputy special envoy to the peace dialogue between Colombia’s government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebel group.
More than 100 Mennonites and allies gathered March 21 in Chicago’s Union Station for a “flash-mob” public worship service, declaring “God’s Love Knows No Borders.”
