War and Peace
From The Journal at Catholic Paradigm.
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A Minimum Protection: What the Church Asks of Every Side After Missiles Hit Riyadh’s Airport
Houthi missiles killed at least 12 at Riyadh’s airport. What the Church teaches about protecting civilians once a war has already begun.
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Theirs to Replace: What the Church Asks When Washington Tells Ukraine to Change Its President
Trump says Ukraine should get a new president. What the Church teaches about who has the right to choose, and to replace,…
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Always Personal: What the Church Asks Before Anyone Is Blamed for the Fairford Plot
Britain has arrested a seventh man over a suspected Iran-linked plot at RAF Fairford. What the Church teaches about proving guilt one…
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A Very Cheap Way of Waging War: What the Church Asks of Both Sides at the Gates of Taiz
Yemen’s government launched an offensive as the Houthis closed in on Taiz. What the Church teaches about using hunger as a weapon…
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An Expression of Freedom: What the Church Asks of Iraq’s Sovereignty After the Americans Leave
The last U.S. troops left Iraq on Wednesday. Both Baghdad and a militia claimed the word sovereignty. What the Church teaches that…
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It Is in No Way Lawful: What the Church Teaches When a Government Calls Its Strikes a Price
Russia hit Kyiv’s Academy of Sciences and called its strikes a price Ukraine must pay. What the Church teaches about who may…
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An Act of Force: What the Church Asks of a Blockade Meant to Bring Iran to Terms
Washington says it will keep its blockade of Iran until Tehran gives way. What the Church teaches about pressure that lands on…
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Worse Disorders: What the Church Asks Before Anyone Takes Up Arms Against a Government
Tigrayan forces have reopened war in Ethiopia. The Church permits armed resistance to tyranny only if five conditions are all met. This…
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A Truce Until January: What the Church Asks of Two Powers That Need Each Other
Xi Jinping is at the White House with a trade truce that runs only to January 10. The Church calls their interdependence…
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Reason, Justice, Law and Negotiation: What the Church Asks of a President Weighing a Deal Against Annihilation
Trump told the UN he must choose a deal with Iran or annihilation. From that same hall in 1965, Paul VI gave…