Nuclear Weapons

The Doomsday Clock — a model indicating humanity’s risk of self-destruction — has edged to 85 seconds to midnight, its sponsoring group announced Jan. 27.

“The cries of those in need and in vulnerable situations, especially children, are coming from too many places around the world.”

Amid a global arms race, ending the threat of nuclear war — and even the testing of nuclear weapons — is imperative, said the Holy See’s diplomat to the United …

“We must abandon the fists, weapons, and tools of violence we hold in our hands, and stop creating and using nuclear weapons.”

A Franciscan monastery that survived an atomic bombing, the Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention, young adult groups inspired by Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati and more were in our news coverage …

(OSV News) — Ahead of his third “Pilgrimage of Peace” to Japan to mark the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, Archbishop John C. Wester spoke with OSV …

The scars still borne by survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and still visible on the cities’ streets and buildings are a plea to pursue peace and …

“As we mark this doleful anniversary, we recognize the ongoing threat of nuclear weapons and their proliferation,” said Archbishop Broglio.

An incoming doctor of the church, a “Pilgrimage of Peace” and more are highlights of this week.

“Nuclear deterrence, which intimidates other countries by possessing nuclear weapons, cannot save humanity.”