ROME -- ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries “bloodied by conflict” and families wounded by violence.

Donald Trump ordered strikes on Venezuela's capital Caracas on Saturday and announced President Maduro had been captured - contradicting his repeated vows not to start any wars during his second term

SOUTH CAROLINA (FOX Carolina) - The route the monks will be taking on the Walk for Peace has changed. On Friday morning, the Walk for Peace journey coordinator notified Elbert County Emergency Services that the monks would now travel through Columbia. Originally, the monks were set to travel through Elbert County and Abbeville County this month.

A group of Buddhist monks walking thousands of miles across the country in a call for peace and unity arrived in Gwinnett County on Wednesday, drawing crowds of supporters along their route.

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday urged Catholics to pray for peace, “first, among nations bloodied by conflict and suffering,” and also “within our homes, in families wounded by violence or pain,” during the Angelus address on the first day of 2026.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has added several Peace by Chocolate and NuttyHero products to its ongoing recall of pistachios possibly contaminated with salmonella. The latest recall published on Friday includes Peace by Chocolate bars and assorted chocolates sold across Canada.

Both Trump and his aides insist that military muscle is the path to real peace. Donald Trump returned to office vowing to be the peace president. Nearly a year later, he is embracing war on multiple fronts. Trump on Saturday ordered large-scale military ...

At a Mass for the World Day of Peace, Dublin Archbishop Dermot Farrell called upon Ireland’s politicians to show leadership in promoting peace.