Pope Francis: All War Is ‘a Crime Against Humanity’
Pope Francis asserted Sunday that not only unjust wars but war itself is always a “crime against humanity.”
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Pope Francis: The Spirit of War is ‘to Destroy Everyone’
Pope Francis reiterated his disbelief in “just war theory” Friday, asserting that “war always diminishes us.”
Vatican Chief Okays Ukraine’s Use of Arms to Repel Unjust Aggressor
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has recognized the legitimacy of recourse to arms to repel an unjust aggressor such as in the case of Ukraine in an apparent contradiction of Pope Francis’ rejection of Catholic just war doctrine.
Pope Francis: ‘There Is No Such Thing as a Just War’
Pope Francis said Friday that we are used to reading about wars happening far away, but now, the war in Ukraine is “on our doorstep.”
Washington Post Op-Ed: Sexual Liberation Hurts Women and Men
Sexual liberation and its accompanying guardrail of legal consent have “shrunk” happiness for women and men, Emba wrote.
Pope Francis Insists Immigration Is Not a ‘Secondary Issue’ for Christians
Immigration and the care of migrants should be put on the front burner and not considered a second-tier issue, Pope Francis has insisted in a new teaching letter released Monday morning in the Vatican.
Pope Francis: Whoever Has Committed a Mortal Sin ‘Should Not Receive Holy Communion’
Pope Francis reiterated traditional Catholic doctrine Wednesday, reminding pilgrims that no one in a state of mortal sin should receive Holy Communion.
Iraqi Archbishop: Muslim ‘Slow-Motion Genocide’ of Christians Began 1400 Years Ago
The violent Muslim persecution of Christians in the Middle East did not begin with the Islamic State’s rise to power in 2014, said Iraqi Archishop Bashar Warda, but rather many centuries ago. “Having faced for 1,400 years the slow-motion genocide
Why Saint Thomas Aquinas Opposed Open Borders
Every nation has the right to distinguish, by country of origin, who can migrate to it and apply appropriate immigration policies, according to the great medieval scholar and saint Thomas Aquinas.
Italian High Court: Stealing Needed Food Is ‘Not a Crime’
Italy’s highest court ruled this week that robbing out of hunger is not a crime, overturning two prior decisions that had condemned a homeless man for stealing sausages and two pieces of cheese from a supermarket in Genoa, at a value of four euros and seven cents.
Jesuit ‘America Magazine’ Attacks Justice Scalia One Month After Death
Without even allowing grass to grow over the grave of the great Catholic Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia, who died on February 13, the Jesuit flagship America Magazine has devoted a front-page article to trashing the justice’s legal theory in an effort
HuffPo: Christians ‘Can View Muhammad as a Prophet,’ Brought ‘Love, Peace’
An article in the Huffington Post this week proposes that Christians acknowledge Muhammad’s greatness and accept him as a prophet as a way to move forward in interreligious dialogue. Writer Craig Considine writes that he is a Christian with deep
Why Thomas Aquinas Distrusted Islam
The 13th-century scholar Thomas Aquinas, regarded as one of the most eminent medieval philosophers and theologians, offered a biting critique of Islam based in large part on the questionable character and methods of its founder, Mohammed.