Book Reviews and Commentaries
Burglar for Peace by Ted Glick Reviewed by Marie Dennis National Catholic Reporter
Interviews
War
Articles/Commentaries
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).
Videos
THE "JUST WAR" THEORY - Fr Bill on the Brett Winterble Show (Historical Perspectives)
by Fr. William Nicholas
Acts of War
Articles/Commentaries
Effects of armed conflict on child health and development: A systematic review by Ayesha Kadir, Sherry Shenoda, and Jeffrey Goldhagen Plos One
Azerbaijan, Armenia report shelling of cities despite truce by Aida Sultanova Associated Press
Armenia says cathedral shelled in clashes with Azerbaijan by Avet Demourian Crux
Archbishop pleads for help to end conflict between Armenia, Azerbaijan by Catholic News Service/Angelus
Turkey is ‘weaponizing water’ in northeast Syria by CathNews
Border Guards Stop Catholic Archbishop From Returning to Belarus by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Christians, others warn Turkey is 'weaponizing water' in northeast Syria by Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service/Angelus
Global ceasefire could save world from COVID-19 by CathNews
Pope Francis calls for a global cease-fire, attention to overcrowded prisons in response to coronavirus by Gerard O’Connell America
Bishop Pleads for Christians to Remember Ukraine: ‘Somebody is Killed Every Day’ by Matt Hadro CAN/National Catholic Register
John O. Brennan, former C.I.A. director, criticizes Suleimani killing at Fordham Law by Ryan Di Corpo America
The Middle East: Trump Blunders In by Steven Simon The New York Review of Books
Donald Trump and the New Crusades by Shane Phillips Patheos
Iraqi cardinal: Innocents will 'be the fuel' for fire after drone strike by Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service/The Irish Catholic
Pell changes prison location after drone attempts to photograph him by Associated Press/Crux
The religious significance of the assassination of Qassem Soleimani by James J. Fox National Catholic Reporter
After Soleimani assassination, Pope warns war ‘brings only death and destruction’ by Elise Harris Crux
9 big questions about Qassem Soleimani’s killing, answered by an expert by Dylan Scott Vox
What is the Vatican’s response to Trump’s attack on Iran? by America Staff America
After Soleimani assassination, Pope warns war ‘brings only death and destruction’ by Elise Harris Crux
Iraqi cardinal: Innocents will 'be the fuel' for fire after drone strike by Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service/Chicago Catholic
Trump’s attacks against Iran bypassed Congress. Here’s why that’s a bad thing. by Maryann Cusimano Love America
9 big questions about Qassem Soleimani’s killing, answered by an expert by Dylan Scott Vox
Trump’s threats draw Iran’s cultural sites into tensions by Aya Batrawy Associated Press/America
Iraqi cardinal: Innocents will 'be the fuel' for fire after drone strike by Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service/Angelus News
Morality of drone warfare questioned after attack on Iranian general by Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service/America
US faith groups condemn US aggression towards Iran by Independent Catholic News
Videos
Cathedral In Nagorno-Karabakh Shelled As Azerbaijani Districts Also Attacked
Terrorism
Articles/Commentaries
Horrified by deadly attacks, French Muslims protect church by Angela Charlton Associated Press
Man sentenced to life after failed French church bombing by Nicholas Vaux-Montagny Associated Press
France reinforcing its border controls following attacks by Silvie Corbet Associated Press
France bans Turkish ultranationalist group Grey Wolves by Silvie Corbet Associated Press
Bishops condemn terrorist attacks, lament mockery of faith by Elise Ann Allen Crux
French Bishops ‘Cleanse’ Nice Basilica After Attack by CNS/The Tablet
French manhunt underway after shooting of Greek priest by Angela Charlton and Jamey Keaten Associated Press/Crux
Two French women charged over 'racist' stabbing of veiled Muslim women by France 24
French Priest: Deadly Knife Attack in Nice Should Spur Catholics in France to ‘Unite with Christ’. Despite the vehement attempts of the French authorities to deny the Catholic roots of their country, by Solène Tadié National Catholic Register
Pope Francis Prays for Victims of Terrorist Attack at French Basilica by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Pope Francis prays for victims of Cameroon school shooting.At the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis prays for peace in conflict-ridden parts of Cameroon, in the wake of a school shooting in Kumba which claimed the lives of several school children. by Vatican News staff writer Vatican News
Deadly bombing at Pakistan religious school by Al Jazeera/UCANews
Lessons from embedding with the Michigan militia – 5 questions answered about the group allegedly plotting to kidnap a governor by Amy Cooter The Conversation
Nessel: Militia groups, domestic terrorism are not just a Michigan problem by Michigan Radio Network
Lebanon's disaster donation dilemma. A drone picture shows the scene of an explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, . A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city's port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. by Nada Moumtaz Religion News Service
Who is a terrorist, actually? by Daniel Byman Brookings
Catholic religious say no to tyranny in Philippines. As Filipinos remember martial law, religious superiors warn that a culture of death is being glorified under Duterte by UCA News reporter UCA News
“THERE IS NO MERCY” As the Coronavirus Descended. As the Coronavirus Descended on the Border, the Trump Administration Escalated Its Crackdown on Asylum by Ryan Devereaux The Tablet
Uncertain future faces Catholics in conflict-torn Belarus by Jonathan Luxmoore National Catholic Reporter
Counterterrorism in a time of COVID by Daniel L. Byman and Andrew Amunson Brookings
Sacred Heart Church in Weymouth, MA Damaged by Fire with Molotov cocktail found at Church by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic News World
A Christian writer joined the Wall of Moms to protest in Portland. Then they were tear-gassed. by Kathryn Post Religion News Service
In Portland, this rabbi leads the clergy resistance by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
Explainer: Can President Trump designate ‘antifa’ as a terrorist group? by Ellen K. BoegelAmerica
Nigeria: Dozens killed in fresh Boko Haram attacks by Vatican News
Interfaith Network statement after Reading terror attack by Independent Catholic News
Philippine Christian leaders unite against new anti-terrorism law by Devin WatkinsVaticanNews
A 'slaughter them' policy that targets the Philippines poor by Al Jazeera
Catholic experts, UN warn coronavirus may exacerbate terrorism in Africa by Crux StaffCrux
A forgotten massacre in Bangladesh's hills by Rock Ronald RozarioIndependent Catholic News
Bishop speaks out following terror attacks by John NewtonIndependent Catholic News
Day of mourning held for massacred civilians in Cameroon by Crux Staff Crux
24 Killed at Prayer meeting in Burkina Faso - 3 Churches close due to Terrorism - Please Pray by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic World Report
Cameroon priest condemns army for ‘massacre’ killing at least 22 by Crux Staff Crux
After attack, London archbishop urges people to say 'no' to violence by Catholic News Service/The Pilot
Mob sets fire to Catholic church serving Chilean police by Catholic News Agency/ Catholic Herald
Terrorist violence in southern Philippines before Christmas by Robin Gomes Vatican News
Over 100 People Killed in Burkina Faso including 35 Civilians on Christmas Eve - Please Pray! by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic News World
Pope Francis appeals for prayers for Somalia blast victims by Associated Press/Crux
IS Kills 11 Christians by Beheading in Nigeria near Christmas - Please Pray! by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic News World
Irish witness reveals horror of London Bridge terror attack by IrishCentral Staff IrishCentral
14 People Killed by Gunmen at Christian Church in Burkina Faso - Please Pray! by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic News World
Police shoot London killer dead, call stabbings a terrorist attack by Michael Holden and Dylan Martinez Reuters
Two Malaysian politicians facing jail for terror links by UCANews Reporter UCANews.com
The Betrayal of the Kurds by Peter W. Galbraith New York Review of Books
Nigerian priests face increasing threat of kidnapping, murder by Patrick Egwu National Catholic Reporter
Still no justice for victims of Easter Sunday massacre People battling serious injuries or mourning the loss of loved ones feel abandoned by Sri Lanka's government by UCANews.com Reporter UCANews,com
Archbishop Auza Calls for Measures to Counter Terrorism by Zenit Staff Zenit
Suicide bombing stirs rage in India by Sr. Dorothy Fernandes Global Sisters Report
USCCB president decries terrorist bombings of Sri Lanka churches, hotels by Catholic News Service/ National Catholic Reporter
Young Martyr: 11-Year-Old Was Murdered While Standing in Line for Communion by Deacon Greg Kandra Patheos
Pope extols interreligious dialogue as a means to combat terrorism by Inés San Martín Crux
Philippines: The Church in Jolo Fighting the ‘Forces of Evil’ After Fatal Double Bomb Attack on Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel by Zenit Staff
Deadly anti-government riots rock Haiti by James Blears Vatican News
Head of 9/11 Commission on five ways to prevent the spread of terrorism by Tom Kean America
Shooting in Strasbourg: After the shock and sadness, we must come together The motive has no religious justification and to say that it does is simplistic and false, says Archbishop Luc Ravel of Strasbour by Marie Malzac LaCroix International
Central African Republic: Another Church-run refugee camp attacked, 60 killed by Independent Catholic News
Pope Offers Condolences for Victims of Terror Attack by Zerit Staff
Holy See: Human rights abuse in the fight against terrorism fuels terrorism by Robin Gomes Vatican News
Nigerian herdsmen kill 19 in Catholic church attack by CNA/EWTN News.
Jesuit high school student killed during Nicaragua’s deadly protests by Brian Strassburg America
Pope, English church leaders offer prayers after Manchester Arena attack by Simon Caldwell CNS
Genocide
Book Reviews and Commentaries
Intent to deceive: Denying the Genocide of the Tutsi by Linda Melvern Reviewed by Rebecca Tinsley Independent Catholic News
Articles/Commentaries
U.S. declares China's actions against Uighurs genocide. by Michael R. Gordon and Eva Xiao The Wall Street Journal
Genocide in Nigeria ‘happening before our eyes,’ congressman says at hearing by Kurt Jensen Crux
China is committing a genocide. Silence is not an option. by Stephen D. Smith The Forward
Armenian Orthodox leader warns of possible genocide in disputed territory by Carol Glatz Catholic News Service/Crux
Hawley Condemns Disney for Whitewashing Genocide in Production of Mulan, Asks Whether They Will Pull Film by Senator Josh Hawley HawleySenator.com
Nigeria is becoming world’s ‘biggest killing ground of Christians’ by Crux Staff Crux
Bishop states: 'Genocide is happening in Nigeria' by Independent Catholic News
25 years from the Srebrenica genocide: a nation divided. A quarter of a century has gone by since more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were slaughtered in what had been designated a UN “safe area” in the town of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina during the fratricidal war that followed the breakup of Yugoslavia. by Alessandro Di Bussolo & Linda BordoniVaticanNews
Nigeria facing ‘systematic, planned, calculated’ genocide of Christians by Charles CollinsCrux
Holocaust Survivor Al Munzer Delivers Remarks at Program Spotlighting China’s Persecution of Uyghurs' by AlfredMünzerUnited StatesHolocaustMemorialMuseum
Never Again: Moving forward after the genocide in Rwanda by William O'Neill America
UN calls for Myanmar generals to be prosecuted for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity by Adam Withnall and Jane Dalton Independent
Major new coalition launched in Parliament to confront contemporary genocide by Independent Catholic News
The Betrayal of the Kurds by Peter W. Galbraith New York Review of Books
The Legacy of Trump is a Genocide by Mary Pezzulo Patheos
Genocide survivor shares message of forgiveness with young adults by Michelle Martin ChicagoCatholoic
Persecution of Christians in Middle East and North Africa is close to genocide, says UK report by Cian Molloy Catholic Ireland.net
25 years after Rwanda genocide, survivors forgive killers by Associated Press/Crux
New law will provide relief to genocide victims in Iraq, Syria by CNS/The Pilot
Genocide survivor shares message of forgiveness with young adults by Michelle Martin Chicago Catholic
House passes measure to provide humanitarian aid to genocide victims by Julie Asher Catholic News Service/Angelus
The Plight of the Rohingya by The United States Memorial Holocaust Museum
Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty of genocide by Luke Junt UCANews.com
Myanmar generals committing genocide: UN report by John Zaw UCANews.com
Debunking Holocaust Denial by Holocaust Denial on Trial
Prayers
Prayer to end Genocide
O Lord, we cry to you, with deep pain in our hearts and souls.
Our hearts ache, because of genocide caused by
the lust for power,
cruel hatred for others,
because of their race, religion or physical differences.
God of all, the heavens weep, the winds whisper
through this great world you have created.
We hear and feel the weeping in our own souls.
Open our eyes and cleanse our souls
that we may always remember the awful injustices.
How long, O God, will we look with empty souls and eyes, how long?
The answer, “Until you feel my pain for all my children.”
We cry in shame. Forgive us Lord.
Amen.
by Heather Choate Davis
A Prayer for Those Killed and Injured in the Syrian Gas Attack Oh, Lord, we pray for the repose of the souls of those recently killed in Syria. They were innocents, caught up in a war that seems to have no end. We pray also for those injured, that they may heal and be well. The use of chemical weapons is a war crime. We pray that all involved may be able to come together and find a way to a just peace that will spare the lives of others who may become victims. by Dr. Eugene Fisher Profiles in Catholicism
President of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholics Across the U.S. Join in Praying for Victims of the Latest Terror Attack in London "Our solidarity in Christian hope and commitment to peace is a bond that cannot be broken."
WASHINGTON—Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, of Galveston-Houston, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued the following statement following last night's terror attack which has left seven people dead and at least 48 injured. This is the third terrorist attack on British soil in as many months. Cardinal DiNardo's full statement follows: "The Vigil of Pentecost had barely begun when the world was burdened yet again, this time by the sinister attacks on innocent men and women in the heart of London. In such tragic hours we implore the Holy Spirit to pour out His gift of comfort on those who grieve the loss of loved ones and on the dozens who were so tragically injured in this horrible attack. At the same time, we see in the courage of the first responders the true and courageous spirit of our brothers and sisters, the people of Great Britain. May God grant strength, wisdom and protection to the men and women who safeguard our families and may He convert the hearts of all who follow the path of evil extremism. Our solidarity in Christian hope and commitment to peace is a bond that cannot be broken. Together with my brother bishops and with Catholics throughout the United States, we join the prayerful intercession made already by Pope Francis: 'May the Holy Spirit grant peace to the whole world. May He heal the wounds of war and of terrorism, which even this [Saturday] night, in London, struck innocent civilians: let us pray for the victims and their families.'"w our hope when we feel helpless .
A Prayer for the Copts murdered in Egypt
We pray for those who were murdered in Egypt because of their religion and love of You
May they share your infinite love in your Divine Presence
Amen.
A prayer for the atrocities in Manchester
Good and Gracious God, We pray for the repose of the souls of the victims of the atrocities in Manchester and ask that their family, friends and loved ones feel your loving care and consolation at this time. We ask you, loving God, for an end to the senseless violence occurring throughout our world, and for peace in our hearts and minds and throughout the world. We ask this in Christ's name. Amen.
by Jake Martin, SJ
For Manchester and For All of Us: May, 2017
Lord,
deliver us from the scourge of violence,
comfort those who suffer bodily injury and the heartbreaking loss of loved ones,
change the hearts of those who sow the seeds of violence and destruction,
enable our resolve this day and every day to live in peace will all we meet,
renew our hope when we feel helpless
Videos
URGENT: GRAVE Warning In Rwanda - In Fatima