War and peace

Explore U.S. Catholic articles on war and peace—analysis, reflections, and stories on reconciliation, peacebuilding, and Catholic social teaching.

Between Iraq and no place

Iraqis are on the move away from their broken nation. Who will be responsible for them? In the buildup to the Iraq invasion, then Secretary of State Colin...

Frosted mini-nukes!

New classes of "usable" nuclear weapons are on the Pentagon's menu. Who's buying?   Bunker Buster the Friendly Nuke was launched by the...

Never again, yet again

   Unless action replaces delay, our denunciations of genocide are nothing but talk. Darfur has become a marquee global tragedy with celebrities such...

Cracks in the system

Deferring infrastructure maintenance for war spending builds a bridge to nowhere. After watching coverage of the minneapolis-St. Paul I-35W bridge collapse...