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Anna Zaros

Anna Zaros is the director of organizational advancement for Nonviolent Peaceforce. She has held a number of leadership and development positions at organizations working for peace and justice. Anna holds a master's in international peace studies from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. Anna has worked in the peace-building field with a focus on interreligious efforts and Catholic peace building, especially in Mindanao, the Philippines. She published "Interreligious Ritual as a Grassroots Peacebuilding Tool: A Mindanao Case Study" in the Journal for the Study of Peace & Conflict of the Wisconsin Institute for Peace & Conflict Studies.

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Pope Francis burns incense in front of a Marian statue after consecrating the world and, in particular, Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during a Lenten penance service in St. Peter's Basilica March 25, 2022, at the Vatican. A year later, he asked Catholics worldwide to renew the consecration and pray for peace. (CNS/Vatican Media)

As Ukraine war rages on, Pope Francis should reorient the church toward 'just peace'

As war continues to devastate communities the world over, the time is long overdue for Pope Francis to shift the focus from just war to just peace, writes advocate Anna Zaros.

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