The shock defeat was officially by less than a single percentage point.
War and Peace
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Colombian president wins Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to end civil war
The prize “should also be seen as a tribute to the Colombian people who, despite great hardships and abuses, have not given up hope of a just peace.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Tensions between U.S. and Russia and an international court ruling set back anti-nuke efforts
The setback does not bode well for near-term progress on U.S.-Russia disarmament.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
This Jesuit has an idea to stop the violence in Syria: stop selling them weapons
“If we want to stop the war in Syria, then we have to stop the flow of arms to the different groups in conflict,” Father Prakash said.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
Gang violence in Ireland has a new, deadly directive
Once over money and territory, violence in the country has taken a more destructive turn.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
The future of the Rohingya community in Myanmar rests with an advisory committee
Hundreds of Rohingya were killed and tens of thousands forced to flee their homes in 2012 unrest in Rakhine state, and many continue to be confined to squalid camps there.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
Street Killings Spike in Philippines, Duterte Challenged by Bishops
Deploring a campaign of extrajudicial killings that has, according to local media, claimed more than 800 lives, the president of the Philippines bishops’ conference issued a direct challenge to President Rodrigo Duterte and his supporters.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Obama’s visit to Hiroshima shows we are not afraid of our history
The first visit by a sitting U.S. president is a reminder of the horrors of nuclear warfare.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
Dan Berrigan lived the Gospel as if it were true
Daniel J. Berrigan was one of the most influential Catholics of our time.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
The peacemaking legacy of Daniel Berrigan, S.J.
Berrigan undoubtedly stands among the most influential American Jesuits of the past century.