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Over the years, we have heard the pleas of popes and Vatican officials to halt the worldwide production of weapons. In virtually every case, the urgency of the plea has been punctuated by the preface: “Now, more than ever ….”

]]> editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 16 Jul 2020 08:56:17 -0400 Doomsday clock ticking on nuclear threat /home/international/item/26843-doomsday-clock-ticking-on-nuclear-threat /home/international/item/26843-doomsday-clock-ticking-on-nuclear-threat

Is the world moving closer to nuclear war? 

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WASHINGTON – The passage of a United Nations treaty banning the possession of nuclear weapons comes at a time when the majority of world's nations are frustrated with the slow pace of nuclear disarmament.

]]> International Mon, 10 Jul 2017 15:54:49 -0400 U.S., European bishops call for a plan to eliminate nuclear weapons /home/international/item/25643-u-s-european-bishops-call-for-a-plan-to-eliminate-nuclear-weapons /home/international/item/25643-u-s-european-bishops-call-for-a-plan-to-eliminate-nuclear-weapons

WASHINGTON – Agencies of the U.S. and European Catholic bishops have called for all nations to develop a plan to eliminate nuclear weapons from their military arsenals.

]]> International Thu, 06 Jul 2017 12:25:00 -0400 Pope Francis calls for solidarity in creating a world without nuclear weapons /home/international/item/19329-pope-francis-calls-for-solidarity-in-creating-a-world-without-nuclear-weapons /home/international/item/19329-pope-francis-calls-for-solidarity-in-creating-a-world-without-nuclear-weapons

VIENNA - Pope Francis called on world leaders, activists and people of faith to pull together to rid the world of the threat of nuclear weapons.

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