The Trump administration is moving toward a new nuclear arms race with Russia, warns David Cortright of the University of Notre Dame, but there is still a chance to turn back.
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Posted inPolitics & Society, Vantage Point
James B. Donovan on the famous U-2 case and Soviet criminal justice
James B. Donovan closely followed the spy trial of Francis Gary Powers, an American U-2 pilot shot down over the Soviet Union in May 1960, and was interviewed by America.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: We need to take the threat of nuclear arms more seriously
Why we need to uphold our arms control agreement with Russia and take the existential threat of nuclear weapons more seriously.
Posted inFaith, News
Synod aims to boost relations between Byzantine Rite and Rome
The synod requires some delicate diplomacy for the Vatican, which under this pontificate has made numerous efforts to strengthen relations with Russia, notably signing a joint declaration with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow during Pope Francis’ February 2016 visit to Havana.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: The integrity of the election process is at serious risk.
Restoring public trust in the way we elect our political leaders is an immediate task.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis meets Vladimir Putin; two leaders discuss Ukraine, Syria, Venezuela
Pope Francis welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Vatican July 4. Russia plays a major role in conflicts in Ukraine and Syria.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis to meet Putin for third time in July
The fact that they are meeting for a third time shows that Putin considers Pope Francis an influential player and moral authority on the global stage.
Posted inFaith, News
125-foot statue of Jesus planned for Russian site once set aside for Lenin
Authorities in Vladivostok, the largest city in far eastern Russia, are planning to erect a gigantic statue of Jesus Christ on a site once designated for a monument of Vladimir Lenin.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Ukrainian Catholics fear new war after naval clashes
Catholics in Ukraine said people fear a full-scale war with Russia, after a naval confrontation prompted the imposition of martial law in Ukraine’s eastern regions.
Posted inFaith, News
Birth of a new Ukrainian church brings fears of violence
A dozen men organized round-the-clock guard duty, worried that nationalist radicals might make their third attempt in a year to seize the place of worship.