Tag: Just Peace

Replace Just War Theory with Nonviolence—What about Syria and Genocide?

A historic conference recently wrapped up at the Vatican that addressed the continued relevance of the traditional Catholic doctrine of just war theory. Just war theory outlines the moral requirements surrounding the decision to use force and the ethical limits on using force justly. The decision to use force requires a just cause, right intention,… Read More Replace Just War Theory with Nonviolence—What about Syria and Genocide?

Daniel Petri

Pope Francis should win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize

In the latest Millennial at Distinctly Catholic article, Millennial editor Robert Christian writes: Critics of the Nobel Peace Prize often note its glaring omissions, perplexing choices, and selection of those with pasts that are checkered at best. But the award has gone to many extraordinary champions of human rights and genuine peace: Martin Luther King,… Read More Pope Francis should win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize

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Blessed are the Peacekeepers?

In a recent speech, US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power described the vital interest and critical role the United States has in peacekeeping. Power described how intrastate conflicts can displace vulnerable populations, spill across borders, destabilize neighboring countries, undermine economic progress, reverse democratization and disrupt civil society, allow criminals and repressive regimes to… Read More Blessed are the Peacekeepers?

Robert Christian

Peacebuilding in the 21st Century: An Interview with Dr. Maryann Cusimano Love

This Friday, Dr. Maryann Cusimano Love will present the annual Romero Lecture at the Rutgers University Camden Campus Center. This year’s theme is “Make Us Instruments of Peace: Peace-building in the 21st Century.” Dr. Cusimano Love is associate professor of international relations at The Catholic University of America, Washington. She is an author and editor… Read More Peacebuilding in the 21st Century: An Interview with Dr. Maryann Cusimano Love

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American Catholics need to get serious about Syria

This week, there has been a seemingly endless stream of deeply flawed articles and statements on Syria from Catholic scholars, journalists, and leaders whose knowledge of Syria is extremely limited. Most have employed “just war pacifism,” in which just war theory is supposedly applied but inevitably leads to a pacifist position of non-intervention (or, occasionally,… Read More American Catholics need to get serious about Syria

Robert Christian