The United States has new intelligence about new Russian capabilities concerning a space-based nuclear weapon that could threaten the U.S. satellite network, according to multiple reports, underscoring the Vatican's ongoing call for global nuclear disarmament.
The threat from nuclear weapons is as great now as ever, and their destructive power is more immediate than climate change, said Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, at a Nov. 29 Mass in Manhattan that remembered Catholic activist
On the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Archbishop Paul D. Etienne of Seattle and Archbishop John C. Wester of Sante Fe, New Mexico, joined three Japanese bishops in a formal pledge to concretely work toward "a world without nuclear
The recently released cinema biopic “Oppenheimer” dramatizes the progressive development, assembly, testing and dropping of the world's first atomic bomb which then led to the detonation of two bombs over Japan in the twilight days of World War II.
In the film's portrayal
On 78th anniversary of 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Pilgrimage of Peace delegation from Seattle and Sante Fe archdioceses participate in interfaith prayer service and peace memorial ceremony.
With the publicity surrounding the new film “Oppenheimer,” Monsignor Owen Campion writes how evil acts can never be permitted: “This is fundamental. Some actions are too evil ever to be permitted. Take all deadly weapons as an example. Nothing justifies the wholesale,
The issue of nuclear weapons is a "scary, difficult topic" but one "we have to face," especially as Catholics, Santa Fe Archbishop John C. Wester told OSV News.
The archbishop joins Archbishop Paul D. Etienne of Seattle in leading a "Pilgrimage of Peace"
Columnist Kenneth Craycraft reflects on the new film “Oppenheimer,” which looks at the life of atomic scientist Robert Oppenheimer and the project he directed to create the world’s first atomic bomb. In the film, Craycraft writes, the character of Oppenheimer “veers between
Two U.S. archbishops are leading a "Pilgrimage of Peace" to Japan, hoping to promote global nuclear disarmament.
Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Archbishop Paul D. Etienne of Seattle are traveling July 31 - Aug. 12 to Japan's cities
Global security cannot be guaranteed through stockpiling nuclear weapons but must be centered on an "equitable distribution of the world's goods," Pope Francis said.
In a message to G7 leaders gathered in Hiroshima, Japan, May 19-21, the pope wrote that the location of