While a comparison with the Cuban Crisis does little to reassure us, it can offer some lessons on how our government avoided disaster in an even worse situation. We have been closer to the brink and still found a way to walk back.
War and Peace
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At the end of 2017 Pope Francis distributes postcard illustrating the horror of war
The photo shows a young boy, about 10 years old, carrying his dead little brother on his back.
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Daniel Ellsberg on the most dangerous threat we face
To those of us who campaigned against the Vietnam War as unjust and unwinnable, Daniel Ellsberg was a hero.
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Pope Francis prays for world’s suffering children on Christmas
Standing on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on a clear, crisp Christmas day, Pope Francis spoke about the world’s children before formally giving his blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world).
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Afghanistan: the war we should still care about
The continued costs and casualties alone should lead parents, taxpayers and indeed politicians to care.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
An interview with the Zimbabwean Jesuit who mediated Mugabe’s fall from power
Just two hours after army tanks rolled out onto the streets of Harare in November, Father Mukonori got a call asking him to meet with the army’s generals.
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Pope Francis calls for abolition of nuclear arms as ICAN formally receives Nobel Peace Prize
The pope was lauded at the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize for condemning the “false sense of security” of nuclear weapons.
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Middle East Christian leaders in open letter to Trump: Peace is impossible unless Jerusalem is for all
Christian leaders in Jerusalem appealed to Trump to take their viewpoint into consideration.
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After pope’s Myanmar visit, Catholic Relief Services continues its humanitarian aid to Rohingya
While diplomats and advocates weigh in on the crisis, Catholic Relief Services in Bangladesh, supporting the local Caritas office, is responding with humanitarian assistance, delivering food and critical survival supplies to thousands of Rohingya families.
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C.R.S. responds to Rohingya crisis
Caroline Brennan, the emergency communications director for C.R.S., describes conditions among impromptu refugee camps of Rohingya Muslim families in Bangladesh.