EN ES

Subscribe

Just War

Pope Leo XIV speaks during the presentation of "Magnifica Humanitas" at the Vatican's Synod Hall May 25, 2026, the first encyclical of his papacy, which focuses on the rise of artificial intelligence. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)

Pope Leo: AI, 'culture of power,' make just war theory 'outdated,' demand new 'rigorous' constraints

Gina Christian|May 25, 2026|9 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV meets with U.S. Vice President JD Vance in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican May 19, 2025. Shortly after Vance appeared to warn Pope Leo XIV to "be careful" when speaking about theology and taking issue with his description of the U.S. conflict in Iran as unjust, a key U.S. bishop issued a statement clarifying the Church's teaching on just war theory. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

US bishops' doctrine chair defends Church's just war tradition after Vance comments

Kate Scanlon|Apr 15, 2026|5 Min Read

Bishop Anthony B. Taylor of Little Rock, Ark., and Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of Washington are pictured in a combination photo. U.S. bishops including Cardinal McElroy and Bishop Taylor, have spoken about "just war" in light of the U.S. and Israel-Iran War, saying the current conflict doesn't meet the Church's moral criteria. (OSV News photo/Paul Haring, CNS/Christopher Newkumet, John Carroll Society)

US-Israeli war on Iran is failing the Church's just war test, bishops warn

Gina Christian|Mar 12, 2026|5 Min Read

D-Day

The Church’s ‘Just War’ theory can teach us about warfare

Robert Brennan|Jun 26, 2024|4 Min Read

Pope Francis answers questions posed by Bernarda Llorente, the president of Télam, the Argentine news agency, during an interview June 20, 2022, in the Domus Sanctae Marthae where the pope lives. The interview was released July 1. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope Francis confirms right to defense, but insists on ‘rethink’ of just war doctrine

Inés San Martín|Jul 1, 2022|4 Min Read

Pope Francis is calling for prayers for a peaceful resolution to the crisis in Ukraine. (Shutterstock via CNA)

World

Just War Theory and Ukraine: Would war with Russia be in accord with Catholic teaching?

Catholic News Agency|Jan 27, 2022|6 Min Read

Cardinal Michael Czerny, undersecretary of the Vatican's Migrants and Refugees Section, is pictured in Rome in this Sept. 27, 2019, file photo. At a Nov. 18 event in Rome, Cardinal Czerny said that Pope Francis' teachings on the "just-war" theory are a crucial point of reflection in today's world where morally justified reasons for aggression and violence are often misused. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

'Just war' theory often misused for unjust motives, cardinal says

Junno Arocho Esteves|Nov 19, 2020|3 Min Read

We use cookies to understand how Angelus is read and to improve the site. You can accept or decline analytics cookies. Cookie Policy