After losing loved ones, an Israeli and a Palestinian work together for Middle East peace

An Israeli whose parents were killed on Oct. 7, 2023, and a Palestinian whose brother died from injuries in Israeli custody say they've become like brothers. Their new book is The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land.
National Catholic Reporter

Wondering about the sign of peace? Here's what to know.

Years out from the social distancing practices established during the COVID-19 pandemic, most churches seem to have stuck with the hand wave as the preferred way to share peace between parishioners during Mass. But the specifics of how people do it vary ...
National Catholic Register

Pope Leo XIV Urges Prayers for Peace in Nations, Families and Individual Hearts

Greeting pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Jan. 1 Marian solemnity, the Pope said: ‘God, the good Creator, has always known Mary’s heart and our hearts. By becoming man, he makes his heart known to us.’ Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims ...
Los Angeles Times

Trump is fighting the Institute of Peace in court. Now, his name is on the building

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Trump administration renamed the U.S. Institute of Peace after itself, placing the president’s name on the building despite an ongoing legal battle over control.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Peace and security

WWF predicts and prevents ocean conflict with science-based tools that support conservation, peace, and security.
People

Trump Now Has the 2025 Peace Prize Medal, but Nobel Committee Says True Winner Is 'Recorded in History'

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, the 2025 Peace Prize laureate, regifted her Nobel medal to Donald Trump at the White House on Jan. 15 Kyler Alvord leads PEOPLE's politics coverage as a Senior News Editor for the brand. He joined the ...
The Hill

5 takeaways from Trump’s Board of Peace launch event

President Trump on Thursday gathered representatives from nearly 50 countries in Washington D.C. to mark an inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace. The meeting laid out the Trump administration’s plan for the next phase of the U.S. peace plan for the ...
WRAL

'This is why we walk': Monks brave snow, sleet while making way out of Wake County

After speaking to an emotional crowd of thousands at the State Capitol, the Buddhist monks on their "Walk For Peace" made their way out of Raleigh and walked through Rolesville to their rest stop in Wake Forest on Sunday. This is day 92 of their walk.

Vigil for peace in Iran to be held at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church

St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Ashland will host an ecumenical vigil for peace and the people of Iran on April 19.
The Hill

Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: Big stage, big claims, no mechanism for real peace

Davos has always been a stage for grand announcements, but this year’s unveiling of Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” was designed to eclipse them all. Leaders from dozens of states gathered under bright lights, pens poised over a glossy charter, as ...