During a news conference Dec. 2 on his flight back to Rome from Dhaka, Bangladesh, Pope Francis said the Cold War policy of nuclear deterrence appears morally unacceptable today.
Pope says world has reached moral limit on nuclear deterrence
Peace, dialogue held hostage by nuclear weapons threat, pope says
Nuclear weapons “exist in the service of a mentality of fear that affects not only the parties in conflict but the entire human race,” Pope Francis said Nov. 10.
Anti-nuclear coalition wins 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
Emphasizing the hope for a nuclear-free world, the Nobel committee announced its decision to award the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.
Bishop urges U.S. to remain party to Iran nuclear deal
Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, New Mexico, said in a letter Oct. 3 to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson the threat of violence from the North Korean regime cannot be ignored, and the U.S. must work with others in the international community for a diplomatic solution based on dialogue.
U.S., European bishops call for a plan to eliminate nuclear weapons
A joint declaration released July 6 by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions called upon the U.S. and European nations to work with other nations to “map out a credible, verifiable and enforceable strategy for the total elimination of nuclear weapons.”
Upcoming U.N. talks to abolish nuclear weapons face uncertain future
The United Nations is preparing to embark on talks to ban nuclear weapons.