Archbishop John C. Wester’s talk Oct. 12 will focus on the danger of nuclear weapons Archbishop John C. Wester has led the Santa Fe archdiocese for the past decade after serving in the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Diocese of Salt Lake City. (Courtesy photo) Hawaii Catholic Herald Archbishop John C. Wester of the […]
‘Challenge of Peace’ 40 years later: Durable principles, changed world
By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Next year will mark the 40th anniversary of the U.S. bishops’ landmark pastoral letter “The Challenge of Peace: God’s Promise and Our Response.” Then, the two “superpower” nations, the United States and the Soviet Union, held each other in check in the nuclear age as in a […]
Apology given for harm by nuclear weapons industry
By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service A New Mexico archbishop whose archdiocese is home to two major federal nuclear weapons research facilities and an Air Force base apologized for the atomic bombings of Japan and to Indigenous New Mexicans, uranium miners and scientists suffering from ill health related to the nuclear weapons industry. Archbishop John […]
Use of nuclear weapons ‘inconceivable,’ pope tells Japanese official
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis expressed his opposition to nuclear weapons and the threat they pose to the world during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the Vatican said. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told journalists that during the pope’s 25-minute meeting with Kishida May 4, “nuclear […]
Archbishop invites dialogue toward nuclear disarmament
By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — In a new pastoral letter, Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, urges the local community and the world to join “a renewed commitment to the cause of peace” with the goal of eliminating all global nuclear weapons arsenals. The document, “Living in the Light […]