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A Prayer for the Schoolgirls Killed in Afghanistan
Oh Lord, we are anguished at the murder of young girls in Afghanistan.
Less than a week ago.
They lived in an impoverished area of Kabul,
members of the Hazara minority.
Even a local maternity hospital was attacked
just a year ago.
They are targeted both as a minority
and as young women seeking to become educated
and contribute to their society.
These murders are horrific and shameful.
And with U.S. and NATO troops scheduled to leave
by the historic date of September 11, 2021,
one can only suspect
that more killings of the young and innocent,
especially girls and women,
will take place.
We pray that the local authorities will be able to
stop these future killings before they take place.
And we pray for the innocent victims and their families
that they may find peach and solace
in an Afghanistan that can find its way out of the turmoils
of the present and future.
All humans are created in the image and likeness of God,
so we raise our hearts and souls in prayer, Oh Lord,
that a way to peace and prosperity for all
in Afghanistan can at long last be found.
by Dr. Eugene Fisher Profiles in Catholicism
Articles/Commentaries
ICC asked to relaunch inquiry into Taliban and IS ‘war crimes’ by Patrick Wintour The Guardian
One Catholic sister's harrowing tale of escaping Kabul by Joyce Meyer Global Sisters Report
Send in the clowns. We understand what Sinatra was hinting at: the clowns are already here and that's not too bad by Michael Kelly UCA News
The Loss of Life in a Twenty-Year War by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism
Afghanistan’s clear lesson: War is not the answer by Tony Magliano Southern Cross
Daughter Describes Watching the Taliban to Death After She Said She Couldn't Cook for Them by Lori Rozs People/Microsoft News
Taliban fighters executing surrendering troops, US officials say by ABC News
War drives Kenya's Aweer from the forest where they find God by Mark Faulkner EarthBeat
Military bombs Myanmar Catholic Church – civilians killed by CathNews New Zealand
Syriac Catholic patriarch says situation in Syria ‘humanly unbearable’ by Doreen Abi Raad Catholic News Service/Crux
UK to face to legal challenge over arms sales for war on Yemen by Independent Catholic News
Children ‘pay the highest price’ in Yemen war, says Save the Children as seven injured while leaving school by ReliefWeb
A season for resurrection arrives for El Salvador's Catholic war victims by Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter
War in Syria must end; tormented people need relief, pope says by Carol Glatz Catholic News Service/The Pilot
Syria: ROACO offering signs of Pope’s love to war-ravaged nation by Devin Watkins Vatican News
Catholic campaign to aid Syrian children who ‘have known nothing but war’ by Catholic News Agwncy/The Catholic World Report
Syrian priest captures Aleppo’s agony amid war, poverty and COVID by Inés San Martín Crux
A U.S.-Backed Militia That Kills Children May Be America’s Exit Strategy From Its Longest War by The Intercept/Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs
Lives Lost: Doctor chose to stay, work in war-torn Syria by Julie Wason Associated Press
Effects of armed conflict on child health and development: A systematic review by Ayesha Kadir, Sherry Shenoda, and Jeffrey Goldhagen Plos One
Ending the Yemen war is both a strategic and humanitarian imperative by John R. Allen and Bruce Riedel Brookings
Urgent vaccination campaign needed to stop spread of measles in Pibor by Médecins Sans Frontières
Trump, the War President, Leaves a Trail of Civilians Dead in Yemen by Murtaza Hussain Brookings
What pro-life Catholics are doing to fight suicide, the death penalty, poverty, hunger, gun violence and police killings, the opioid epidemic and wars by Molly Cahill America
How the Iran-Iraq war will shape the region for decades to come by Ranj Alaaldin Brookings
Catholic activists praise pope's move away from just war theory by Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Reporter
Q & A with Sr. Louisa Abid, providing health care in Cameroon in the face of war and COVID-19 by Joyce Meyer Global Sisters Report
Polish bishops recall service of priests, nuns during Warsaw Uprising by CNA/The Catholic World Report
Pope welcomes Ukraine ceasefire agreement by Independent Catholic News
Myanmar’s religious leaders appeal for peace and the common good by Gerard O’ConnellAmerica
Pope Francis prays for those suffering in Yemen and Ukraine by Devin Watkins Vatican News
Syria: Future remains bleak for millions says new report by Nana Anto-AwuakyeIndependent Catholic News
Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says by Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt. Michael Schwirtz, The New York Times/The Chicago Tribune
Vatican envoy warns against ‘cloud of silence’ on Syrian war by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Covid-19: Archbishop Hinder appeals for ceasefire in Yemen by Linda Bordoni Vatican News Agency
Global ceasefire could save world from COVID-19 by CathNews
Syria’s Hidden Victims – Seta Kale by Alexandra Tawaifi CNA/Catholic World Report
Syria: conflict robbing children of their education. As well as causing death, injury, displacement destruction and fear, a year of intense fighting in Syria’s northwest province has put education, and the future, of one and a half million children under severe attack. by Linda Bordoni Vatican News
Humanitarians call for end to Syria’s civil war, entering 10th year by Dale GavlakMar Catholic News Service/Crux
War continues to rage in Syria, leaving millions of people in desperate need of medical and humanitarian assistance. by Doctors Without Boarders
Activist charges poor are being ‘instrumentalized’ amid Syria’s endless war by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Music against the Mad Cry of War: Mary Gauthier and Michele Gazich by Claudio Zonta SJ La Civiltà Cattolica
Vatican working to get U.S., Russia to discuss nuclear arms reduction by Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service/Angelus
Long after wars are settled, land mines continue to take lives by John William Davis America
Operation Encore and the Saudi Connection: A Secret History of the 9/11 Investigation by Tim Golden and Sebastian Rotel ProPublica
War crime pardons dishonor the Christian roots of the modern military by Matthew Shadle America
The teaching of the Catholic Church is clear: We are against war. by Father James Martin. S.J.. America
War with Iran – not a Catholic option by Tony Magliano Acting Franciscan
Catholicism, War, America, and Christ: Intro by Gabriel Blanchard Patheos
Just to be clear, our new war does not meet a single criterion of Just War doctrine by Mark Shea Patheos
Are Targeted Drone Strikes Allowed Under Just-War Theory? by Matt Hadro CNA/National Catholic Register
The Afghanistan Papers make clear that America has a repentance problem by Drew Christiansen, S.J. America
What America needs to know about the Afghanistan Papers by Ryan Di Corpo America
The Afghanistan Papers. A secret history of the war'At war with the truth by Craig Whitlock The Washington Post
UN calls for Myanmar generals to be prosecuted for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity by Adam Withnall and Jane Dalton Independent
UN plea over children after two die in Rakhine conflict by John Zaw UCANews.com
At Least 100,00 Children Die Each Year Due to War and Conflict by Zenit Staff
Iran, Venezuela, and the Just War Doctrine by Jack Quirk Patheos
ACN Interviews Bishop Adriano Langa of Inhambane. ‘The wounds of the civil war are still open’ by Zenit Staff Zenit
Call to stop Australia’s weapons exports to Saudi Arabia by CathBews New Zealand
White House says US will keep 200 troops in Syria by Deb Riechmann. Associated Press
The 'miserable cruelty' of war 'War cannot create anything but misery, weapons bring nothing but death,' Pope Francis said during his trip to Abu Dhabi by Dominique Quinio La Croix International
Meet the pioneers who cleared the path for today's Catholic activists. The legacy of towering figures such as Dorothy Day and Daniel Berrigan still guides the work of Catholic activists today. by Kaya Oakes US Catholic
Looking Back In Gratitude: A conversation with Daniel Berrigan by George M. Anderson America
Archbishop cautions against US withdrawal from missile treaty by Christine Rousselle Catholic News Agency/Crux
The Louisiana Jesuit who fought for truth and justice in war-torn Sri Lanka by Jeannine Guthrie America
The Truth About the Soviet War in Afghanistan by Gregory Feifer The Atlantic
Dorothy Day’s granddaughter urges Catholics to speak out against war and injustice by Carol Zimmermann Catholic Herald
The Injustice of the U.S. War Against Iraq, by Robert Lichtenbert, Newsletter of the Concerned Philosophers for Peace, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Spring 1991).
Book Reviews and Commentaries
What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance. by Carolyn Forché Reviewed via an Interview with Carolyn Forché by Nicole-Ann Lobo Commonweal
Exterminate All the Brutes Commentary by Jon Schwarz The Intercept
Videos
THE "JUST WAR" THEORY - Fr Bill on the Brett Winterble Show (Historical Perspectives)
by Fr. William Nicholas