We should never forget that war is always evil and that even when a war we fight is just, our conduct of it may not be.
Stuart Wolf: Called to holiness: The last atomic bomb
Wester: Nobel Peace Prize for Japanese atomic bomb survivors ‘fitting’ amid global tensions
The naming of a Japanese atomic bomb survivors group as this year’s Nobel Peace Prize recipient is “fitting … during this time of heightened geopolitical tension,” said Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, who has traveled to Japan on several peace pilgrimages and also released a 2022 pastoral letter on nuclear disarmament.
The Ribbon 2020 commemorates 75th anniversary of atomic bombings
Called The Ribbon 2020, the campaign commemorates the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
On anniversary, Japan’s bishops renew hope for nuclear-free world
With the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, the bishops of Japan are renewing calls and prayers to build peace by abolishing nuclear weapons worldwide and promoting integral human development.
Pope prints postcard illustrating the horror of war
As 2017 was drawing to a close, the horrors of war and people’s yearnings for peace were on Pope Francis’ mind and in his prayers.