All Catholics should refuse to kill and should refuse cooperation with United States wars. Once again, information has surfaced regarding United States governmental efforts to mislead and misinform people about disgraceful, cruel destruction caused by a United States war of choice against people who meant the U.S. no harm. In the Afghanistan Papers, the United…

At a time when major nuclear arms’ treaties are being orphaned and climate disruption is ballooning, many are asking if there are connections between these twin threats to Creation. The answer is an obvious and uncomfortable yes. Global nuclear peril has intensified in recent days, with Iran responding to Friday’s targeted killing of General Qassem…

The Rev. Steve Kelly, or Inmate #015634 as he is known at the  Glynn County Detention Center, was arrested with other activists after a protest at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in coastal Georgia. He has chosen to remain behind bars rather than abide by the conditions of bond. He and other members of the group face…

In some ways, breaking onto a nuclear submarine base was just the beginning of their witness. After their arrest, the Kings Bay Plowshares 7 faced another formidable challenge: the United States justice system. In this third and final episode, we hear the Plowshares activists explain why trial and sacrifice have always been essential to their…

When seven Catholics broke onto a naval submarine base to protest nuclear weapons, they did so on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. They then hung banners with King’s image and read quotes from his speeches. What does Martin Luther King Jr. have to do with nuclear weapons?…

Pope Francis announced this week that “the use of nuclear weapons is immoral, which is why it must be added to the Catechism of the Catholic Church.” Two years after the Vatican State signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (currently ratified by 34 countries), he declared during an in-flight press briefing from Japan…