My new motto has become, “Preach the Exercises always; when necessary, use words.”
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Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Pope Francis may be our last hope for stopping war in Ukraine
Just war principles do not require Western nations to practice pacifism or ignore Russian aggression in Ukraine. But they may still guide nations to a nonviolent resolution, and Pope Francis can help.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Just war theory and Ukraine: Why military action against Russia is justifiable
Vladimir Putin‘s aggression against Ukraine fails just war theory, but the ethicist John Davenport writes that NATO forces are morally justified in responding with proportionate military action.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
As a Russian invasion of Ukraine looms, Pope Francis calls for a world day of prayer
Amid a tense and volatile situation in Eastern Europe, Pope Francis today called for prayers worldwide.
Posted inArts & Culture, Features
Is this Christian poet Russia’s next Nobel laureate?
A profoundly Russian author, Olga Sedakova offers insights into Christian living for a worldwide audience.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Prominent Russian Catholic calls on bishops to condemn the crackdown on Navalny protestors
A prominent Russian Catholic urged his nation’s bishops to condemn the mass arrest and beating of protesters, but the Moscow archdiocesan chancellor said the church could not comment on “political matters.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Russia’s Catholic Church warns against proposed curbs on clergy
Church officials’ concerns stem from draft amendments to Russia’s 1997 Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations, which would bar “clergy who receive religious education abroad” from ministering unless they obtain “recertification within a Russian religious organization” and “receive additional professional education.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Barred Belarusian archbishop says he has gotten legal advice about reentry
An archbishop barred from reentering Belarus by authorities is seeking the assistance of the Vatican.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Beating peaceful demonstrators is ‘grave sin,’ says Belarusian archbishop
In a message read in churches nationwide Aug. 16, the bishops said: “Blood has been shed in an active confrontation, leaving many physical and moral victims, including peaceful and innocent people of all ages.”
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Bishops call for end to surrogacy as pandemic strands newborns in Ukraine
Ukrainian Catholic bishops are calling for an end to the practice of commercial surrogacy as dozens of babies are left stranded and not claimed by foreign adoptive parents because of the pandemic.