by Bishop Richard E. Pates In March 2013, I visited Iraq to attend the installation of Monsignor Louis Sako as the new Chaldean Catholic Patriarch. During that visit, I had a brief, … Continue reading IRAQ: Iraq – Unintended consequences and lessons for U.S. policy
GUANTANAMO: U.S. bishop’s letter to Defense Secretary Hagel on Guantanamo
by Most Reverend Richard E. Pates, Bishop of Des Moines Dear Secretary Hagel: On May 23, President Obama spoke of his efforts to close Guantanamo Bay and called on Congress to … Continue reading GUANTANAMO: U.S. bishop’s letter to Defense Secretary Hagel on Guantanamo