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Arts & CultureFilm
Ryan Di Corpo
The new film from Terrence Malick tells the dramatic story of the Austrian farmer turned conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter.
Pope Francis answers questions from reporters aboard his flight from Tokyo to Rome on Nov. 26, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis faced questions regarding Vatican finances arising from recent events that have provoked concern about the possibility of mismanagement of the Peter’s Pence charity and on nuclear weapons, power and war.
Pope Francis in Japan
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“We need to work together to foster awareness that if one member of our family suffers, we all suffer,” Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis speaks during a meeting for peace at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in Hiroshima, Japan, Nov. 24, 2019.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“The use of atomic energy for purposes of war is immoral, just as the possession of atomic weapons is immoral,” he said. “We will be judged on this.”
The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Maryland (SSBN 738), Blue crew, returns to homeport at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., following a strategic deterrence patrol. Maryland is one of five ballistic-missile submarines stationed at the base and is capable of carrying up to 20 submarine-launched ballistic missiles with multiple warheads. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ashley Berumen/Released)
Politics & SocietyExplainer
Ellen K. Boegel
The obvious religious motivation of the Plowshares activists did not insulate them from criminal prosecution. The First Amendment prohibits the government from applying different rules to religious believers, but the Plowshares defendants were treated the same as any other intruder on government property.
Politics & SocietyNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
"Together with you, I pray that the destructive power of nuclear weapons will never again be unleashed in human history."