Articles tagged Just War

‘Neo-conned!’: Catholic military expert exposes the unjust agenda in the Middle East

In an interview with LifeSiteNews' Maike Hickson, John Sharpe, editor of the two-volume series Neoconned!, takes a deep dive into the Iraq war to expose the unjust nature of the United States’ invasion.

Blogs

Maike Hickson

• Sep 27, 2024Sep 27, 2024

Bishop Eleganti: Pope Francis’ Dignitas Infinita contradicts Church doctrine on the death penalty, war

‘Pope Francis and his protege and ghostwriter, Cardinal Fernández, are moving away from tradition with their positions and just war and are taking on great Catholic scholars,’ warns Swiss Bishop Marian Eleganti.

News

Bishop Marian Eleganti

• May 3, 2024May 3, 2024

George Weigel follows a familiar, flawed script in pushing for US involvement in Ukraine

While Catholics can and should support the idea of a just war, it should not be misused to justify American interventionism in foreign conflicts. We should push for a negotiated peace that brings an end to those conflicts, not actions that only lead to their conflagration.

Opinion

Eric Sammons

• May 20, 2022

Russia’s war in Ukraine is unjust, and NATO intervention would be as well: top Catholic philosopher

'Any public authorities who take action that risks nuclear war ... would be no less guilty of violating the moral principles governing war than Putin is,' noted Catholic philosopher Edward Feser.

News

David McLoone

• Mar 10, 2022Mar 10, 2022