Violence Archives

Vatican announces pope will attend reconciliation events in Colombia
- Catholic News Service, Global Church
- June 26, 2017
Colombian Vice President Oscar Naranjo said in an interview published June 23 in El Tiempo newspaper that that Pope Francis’ September trip comes at a time in the country “when the discussion stops being about how to win the war, but how to achieve peace.”
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Southern DRC violence has left more than 3,000 dead
- Catholic News Agency, Global Church
- June 22, 2017
Despite efforts by the Vatican to facilitate peace, a new report by Catholic officials shows that more than 3,300 people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s southern region due to the bloody conflict between the Congolese army and an opposing militia group.
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Portlanders respond to killings with prayer and eclectic spirituality
- Church in the US, Religion News Service
- June 4, 2017
Lizabeth Norton of Portland, a nurse educator for a drug company and a member of the Madeleine Catholic Parish, said the church felt like a safe environment “to come and be hurt and angry and try to understand. For me, the real takeaway is: Where can we have compassion and understanding? And it’s really through a faith-based understanding of forgiveness and mercy and understanding and love.”
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Portland archbishop calls for prayer, action following train stabbing

After two men died and one was seriously injured by a man yelling racial slurs at two young women on the train, the archbishop of Portland, Oregon, wrote to his followers on Facebook to work toward peace and respect between all members of the diverse community.

Following sixth journalist murder this year, Mexican bishops speak up

After six journalist were murdered in Mexico this year alone, the Mexican Bishops’ Conference offered their support and solidarity to all reporters in the region. Mexico is the third most deadly country in the world for journalists, according to the international journalist advocacy group, Reporters without Borders.

Anti-death penalty activist says she wrestled with issue and ‘God won’

The death penalty appeals to many people on a gut level. After someone has heard about a very violent crime, often the person feels that the death penalty is a just response. Marietta Jaeger-Lane, whose 7 year old daughter was murdered, felt that at first too. She explains how she came to change her mind on the issue and now even works to end the death penalty.