Gordon Zahn’s influence on Catholic views toward state-sponsored violence, conscientious objection, pacifism and discipleship reached far beyond American shores in his long career of activism.
War and Peace
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Pope Leo asks Catholics worldwide to pray rosary for peace May 30
Pope Leo XIV will preside over a worldwide rosary for peace May 30, uniting Marian shrines across continents in simultaneous prayer to close the Catholic Church’s month of devotion to the Virgin Mary.
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Will Pope Leo’s A.I. encyclical produce a Catholic social teaching catchphrase?
With the notion of “disarming A.I.,” Pope Leo primarily means human-made strategies to prevent some of the worst case effects of runaway A.I. on social life and communities. He also means keeping A.I. off battlefields.
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Pope Leo issues plea for Gaza assistance
“I would like to renew my appeal to all authorities to assist the people of Gaza. To help them now to begin to rebuild because the people are truly still suffering.”
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Pope Leo says rise of AI-directed warfare leads to a ‘spiral of annihilation’
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced how investments in artificial intelligence and high-tech weaponry were leading the world into a “spiral of annihilation.”
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Bioethics under bombs: A global health partnership in Ukraine
Rooted in a shared mission for establishing a culture of responsible conduct in research, the partnership between Loyola University Chicago and Ukrainian Catholic University has flourished for over a decade.
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Christians rally to support aid for Palestinians, end arm sales to Israel
“Instead of funding war, our faith calls us to feed the hungry, defend the oppressed, and work for just peace.”
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What America’s editors said about communism and the Berlin Blockade
In 1948, the Soviet Union initiated a blockade of the Western zone of the city of Berlin. ‘America’’s contributors and editors took that conflict very, very seriously.
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Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo shine light on church’s teaching on nuclear weapons
Mr. Trump—and perhaps many American Catholics—may be surprised to discover how far the church has moved in recent years on moral questions related to nuclear weapons.
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Pope Leo prays for end to ‘fratricidal hatred’ as he celebrates anniversary in Pompeii
Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for political leaders to end the “fratricidal hatred” in the world, as he spent the anniversary of his election in the ancient city of Pompeii commemorating a feast day that is particularly important to him and coincided last year with the start of his pontificate.