JD Vance should publicly retract his comment about Mr. Walz “abandoning his unit” lest it lend credence to false guilt felt by many of our military veterans.
War and Peace
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
Lebanon is being used as a pawn in Middle East geopolitics—and its Christians are caught in the crosshairs
Dark days indeed appear to be looming ahead for Lebanon. Forces far beyond the control of its already embattled citizens—plagued by years of economic and political instability—are dictating their nation’s future.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
From Benedict XV to Francis: Popes have long played peacemaker in war—and faced criticism for their stance
There are no simple answers as to how to end a war. Benedict XV’s prophetic but ignored call for “a stable peace honorable to all” in World War I should be an example for Pope Francis.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis says ‘targeted killings’ not a solution in Middle East
The pope’s appeal came after the assassinations of Hamas political leader and peace negotiator Ismael Haniyeh in Tehran and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut earlier in the week.
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
Ukraine and the troubling future of A.I. warfare
Reports are already surfacing of drones launched into Russia that are relying on artificial, not human, intelligence in decisions to evade defensive countermeasures, pick targets and finally conclude a strike.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem condemns Israeli army attack on Gaza Catholic school
Following an Israeli attack on Holy Family, a Catholic school turned shelter for hundreds of civilians, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem condemned the attack and called for a cease-fire agreement.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What an American veteran remembered about war after a chance encounter with a Palestinian
If we saw up close the brutal toll of our wars, we would be less likely to fight them.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Pope Francis meets Biden, Zelensky, and talks A.I. ethics at G7 summit
In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell bring you inside the G7 summit and Pope Francis’ meeting with comedians.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Fooling Hitler: Illustrator John Hapgood and the ‘Ghost Army’ of WW2
The longtime ‘America’ illustrator John Hapgood served in World War II in the “Ghost Army,” a unit dedicated to deception and trickery that ran 21 different ersatz military campaigns between D-Day and the surrender of Germany in May 1945.