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Despite Absence of Nuke-Armed States, World Celebrates Arrival of Global Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons

"Today we reach a major milestone on the road to a more peaceful and secure world, free from the ultimate menace of nuclear war."
Jessica Corbett ·
Members of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons protest in Sydney, Australia on January 22, 2021. (Photo: Michelle Haywood/ICAN)

Pope Francis Signals 'Historic' Shift for Catholic Church, Publicly Supporting Civil Unions for Same-Sex Couples

Julia Conley ·

In Address on Inequality Amid Pandemic, Pope Calls on Global Community to Confront 'Destructive Effects of Empire of Money'

Julia Conley ·

"We are running out of time" to act on the climate emergency, "as our children and young people have reminded us," Pope Francis said in a message Tuesday.

'Creation Is Groaning!': Pope Francis Denounces Endless Growth, Humanity's Assault on Nature

Andrea Germanos ·

Pope Francis Says Covid-19 Vaccine Must Be 'Universal and for All'—Not Just the Rich and Powerful

Lisa Newcomb ·

The U.S. has killed untold numbers of civilians by unmanned aerial drones, bombing raids, cruise missile attacks, and special operations missions in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia—also in Syria and Yemen. (Photo: via EuroYankee)

Bishop Thomas Gumbleton Issues Call to Catholics: Let Us End Our Complicity in War

All Catholics should refuse to kill and should refuse cooperation with United States wars.

Bishop Thomas Gumbleton ·

Pope Francis on November 24 lays a wreath in remembrance of the victims of the U.S. nuclear attack on Nagasaki.

'An Affront Crying Out to Heaven': Pope Calls for a World Without Nuclear Weapons

"The arms race wastes precious resources that could be better used to benefit the integral development of peoples and to protect the natural environment."

Eoin Higgins ·

While Warning of Nazi-Like Fascism and Corporate Crimes, Pope Francis Proposes Adding 'Ecological Sin' to Church Teachings

In remarks at the Vatican, the leader of the Catholic Church condemned "the large-scale delinquency of corporations."

Jon Queally ·

Pope Francis greets Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg, right, during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 17, 2019.

As Category 5 Dorian Devastates, Pope Francis Urges World to Act Fast on Climate Emergency

"Now is the time to abandon our dependence on fossil fuels."

Andrea Germanos ·

Secretary-General António Guterres (left) meets with Greta Thunberg, 16-year-old climate activist at the Vienna International Centre on May 27, 2019.

Fossil Fuel Subsidies Mean Using Public Money 'To Destroy the World': UN Chief

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres's comment follows call by Pope Francis to "keep it in the ground"

Andrea Germanos ·

Pope Francis

The Trump and the Pope

If God is addressing the worldwide problem of immigration, who is his spokesperson?

Christopher Brauchli ·

A section of the border wall ending in the Pacific Ocean in San Diego–Tijuana.

'Trump's Brand Is Crisis': Progressives, Dems, and Pope Sound Alarm Over Threat to Close Border

"Builders of walls, be they made of razor wire or bricks," declared Pope Francis, "will end up becoming prisoners of the walls they build."

Eoin Higgins ·

Mural: Tribute to Archbishop Oscar Romero.

Pope to Declare Slain Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero a Saint

It was Romero’s life and deeds, not any purported supernatural powers, that have earned him worldwide recognition and renown as a champion of oppressed people throughout Latin America and beyond.

Brett Wilkins ·

In Ireland, and throughout the world, people are looking for moral and spiritual leadership. (Photo: Catholic Church England and Wales/Mazur-catholicnews.org.uk/flickr/cc)

Why the Catholic Church Should Abolish the Anti-Christian "Just War" Theory

Following Pope Francis' visit to Ireland, a reflection on abuse, violence, war, and peacemaking

Mairead Maguire ·

There's a Fentanyl Crisis in the United States. Nebraska Is About To Murder Someone With It on Purpose

If only "states with the death penalty spent half as much time developing policy to support people in their lives as they did figuring out ways to kill people"

Julia Conley ·

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