As the Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons took place at the U.N. headquarters, Archbishop John Wester said that for the treaty to have any “teeth,” the nuclear states must get on board.
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Pope Francis Says Elderly Must be Prophets, Warning of World’s ‘Self-Destruction’
In a world still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic and starting to feel the threat of nuclear war between Russia and Western nations, Pope Francis said that symbol of Noah and the great flood that wiped out humanity “is gaining ground in our subconscious.”
New Mexico Archbishop Pushes for Nuclear Disarmament
Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe says he vividly remembers a somber day on a 2017 trip to Japan where he heard the story of school children rushing to their classroom windows on an August day in 1945, attracted by the bright light of an atomic bomb detonating.
Catholic Advocates Welcome Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Coming Into Force
A Holy See-supported treaty banning the possession of nuclear weapons that is coming into force is buoying efforts by nations and nonprofit and church organizations working to abolish such armaments.
Bishops From Japan, U.S. Call Catholics to Work for Nuclear Disarmament
The path to true peace requires the world to abolish nuclear weapons, an American bishop and a Japanese archbishop said as the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings at the end of World War II approached.
Pope Says Financial Reforms are Working, Wants Anti-Nuke Stance in Catechism
Pope Francis said Tuesday that the latest round of financial scandal at the Vatican is actually a success story, because the situation was revealed thanks to an internal Vatican probe, which he said demonstrates that new controls are working.