To resolve the tensions that arise among different political communities and can compromise the stability of nations and international security, it is indispensable to make use of common rules in a commitment to negotiation and to reject definitively the idea that justice can be sought through recourse to war. (Compendium of the Social Teaching of … Continue reading IRAN: Moral theologians and scholars urge support for Iran deal
REFLECTION: Vatican diplomatic successes with nuns, the U.S. and Cuba
by Thomas Reese, S.J., NCR Diplomatic skills were on display at the Vatican this week when it issued its report on the U.S. sisters, hosted a visit from John Kerry, and midwifed an agreement between the United States and Cuba. First, the nuns. A sigh of relief echoed through convents all over the United States … Continue reading REFLECTION: Vatican diplomatic successes with nuns, the U.S. and Cuba