The document, “Living in the Light of Christ’s Peace: A Conversation Toward Nuclear Disarmament,” challenges conventional political thinking that possessing nuclear weapons serves as a deterrence to potential attacks from other nuclear powers.
Archbishop’s pastoral letter invites dialogue toward nuclear disarmament
Bishop welcomes pledge by five nuclear nations to prevent war, arms races
Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, Illinois, said in a Jan. 6 statement that the pledge from China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and the U.S. “is an important acclamation of the need to prevent nuclear war and avoid arms races.”
Advocates: U.N. conference a chance to reduce threat of nuclear weapons
This time around, as the 10th review conference on the treaty approaches, non-nuclear nations, the Holy See and nuclear disarmament advocates are pushing for a strong statement on steps to achieve reductions in nuclear arsenals.
Pour money into education, not weapons, wars, pope tells nations
Governments must pour more money into education and drastically reduce military spending for there to be genuine progress and peace in the world, Pope Francis said in his annual message for the World Day of Peace Jan. 1.
Prospects for arms race rise with demise of historic nuclear treaty
On Feb. 2, 2019, the U.S. announced its withdrawal from the INF treaty, followed by Russia a day later. The move has prompted concerns among disarmament advocates there could be a new arms race.
Pope to diplomats: World peace depends on right to life, disarmament
A culture of peace “calls for unremitting efforts in favor of disarmament and the reduction of recourse to the use of armed force in the handling of international affairs,” Pope Francis said Jan. 8 in his annual address to diplomats accredited to the Vatican.