War
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Interpreting Pope Leo on the Middle East
Pope Leo has returned regularly to the Israel-US-Iran War in the Middle East in his public statements. He commented almost immediately after both Israel and the USA began their strikes on Iran and has maintained his focus on the topic. The Pope clearly prefers peace and diplomacy to war and aggression — his language about…
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When the bombs fall on other people’s children
There is a bitter irony that demands to be spoken plainly. At home, America cannot stop bullets from entering schools. Abroad, it helps deliver death from the sky and asks the world to call it order. When outrage is calibrated by passport, when foreign children dissolve into geopolitical footnotes while our own are memorialised by…
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Rethinking peace while facing modern signs of war
Global military spending reached record highs as autonomous weaponry and AI changed the face of combat. These technologies erase moral responsibility. This is why modern advancements demand a re-evaluation of peace and a move away from tools that experts describe as small, cheap, and abundant.
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Deathonomics: Russia’s new economy
Russia’s war economy has lifted many out of poverty, but at a devastating cost. Families of the dead receive enormous payouts, far beyond normal earnings. Death has become an economic force, blurring the line between tragedy and opportunity.
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Violence in our veins, glory in our bones
August 6 marks both Hiroshima and the Transfiguration — a date of devastation and divine hope. One event shows what humans can destroy, the other what we can become. The contrast urges us to reflect on who we are and who we are meant to be.
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