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The Stars and Stripes Diplomacy of the Vatican: Leo XIV Inherits Pope Francis’s Chinese Legacy

Fuzhou, June 2025 – The appointment of Bishop Lin Yuntuan as auxiliary bishop of Fuzhou by the Vatican marks a turning point in Sino-Vatican relations. Under the guidance of Pope Leo XIV, the first US pontiff, the Holy See has…

An urgent message from Combatants for Peace and other associations

During the past several days, Israel has intensified its attacks on Gaza, following more than ten weeks during which it blocked all entry of aid and other goods to the Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent statement that Israel…

May 15, Nakba Day: a beautiful message and invitation to participate from the Combatants for Peace

Yesterday was International Mother’s Day, and while many of us were enjoying homemade cards filled with love, I was thinking of the families I met just days ago in the Northern Jordan Valley: Palestinian mothers and children facing daily violence,…

From Combatants for Peace, April 29th 2025, 20th Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Ceremony

On April 29th, the eve of Yom HaZikaron (Remembrance Day), we will gather once again to honour all lives lost to the conflict. Instead of deepening division, we choose to stand together in mourning. We won’t allow our pain to…

Proposal for European mobilization for peace – May 9, 2025

Our friend Carlo Volpi sent us this proposal, which he is sending to all pacifist and nonviolent organizations in an attempt to reach the whole of Europe. Pressenza is publishing it and gladly supports it. Subject: Contemporary events in European…

Shaping International Law into a More Generous and Effective Space for Protection

International law and human rights in the Americas: the perspective of lawyer Viviana Krsticevic, who will receive the ‘Prominent Woman in International Law’ award from the American Society of International Law on April 18. The “Prominent Woman in International Law”…

The Awakening of Serbia: On March 15 Historic Protest for Freedom and Democracy

On March 15, Belgrade witnessed the largest demonstration in Serbia’s history and one of the biggest in Europe in recent years. Despite numerous obstacles – and there were many, both metaphorical and literal – citizens who had stood by the…

Ukrainian Quakers support Zelinsky, a Seventh-Day Adventist

Can someone be imprisoned because he does not want to participate in a war? Can someone be imprisoned because he refuses to participate in the murder of other human beings? Yes, one can. According to the Ternopil Court of Appeals…

Is Generation Z in Serbia Showing Us the Future of Resistance?

Four months after the collapse of the railway station canopy in Novi Sad and the deaths of 15 people, student protests in Serbia show no signs of fading. On the contrary, they are growing larger, taking the shape of a…

Leonard Peltier is free

At last Leonard Peltier is free and at home. This is one of the first photos to arrive where he is with his family and friends from the committee that always defended him and called for his release. Peltier was…

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