Article Reading ‘Pacem in Terris’ in 2023 Reading ‘Pacem in Terris’ today, when the U.S. has its second Catholic president, reveals how politically impotent Catholics and the papacy have become since then. By Massimo Faggioli May 20, 2023 Vatican II Bishops War and Peace Religion
Article No War Is Good Nonviolent resistance is not just a plausible strategy to defend Ukraine—it is a path to conversion on both sides of the conflict. By William T. Cavanaugh May 10, 2023 Ukraine War and Peace Religion Pope Francis
Article The Possibility of a Just War Tobias Winright discusses the tension between just war theory and Pope Francis's teachings of nonviolence in light of the war in Ukraine. By Tobias Winright May 10, 2023 War and Peace Ukraine Pope Francis
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Article Learning the Wrong Lessons from Ukraine George Weigel’s latest polemic on the Ukraine War testifies powerfully to the perils of employing nostalgia as the basis of policy. By Andrew J. Bacevich April 20, 2023 War and Peace Ukraine Politics
Article Anti-Semitism & the Catholic Church Commonweal writers reflect on the atrocity of anti-Semitism in the Catholic Church. By The Editors April 17, 2023 Jewish-Christian Relations History From the Archives War and Peace