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Iraq war

The lesson of Chilcot: we need just war theory more than ever

July 07, 2016

It is only thanks to just war theory that we can articulate why the invasion was immoral

The plight of Iraqi Christians: Chilcot on the warnings that were missed

July 06, 2016

British diplomats and French leaders were among those to warn about religious conflict in post-invasion Iraq

Iraq War was not a last resort and evidence was exaggerated, says Chilcot inquiry

July 06, 2016

Tony Blair presented evidence on weapons of mass destruction 'with a certainty that was not justified', inquiry finds

Pope Francis and Angela Merkel discuss poverty and war

February 23, 2015

The German chancellor traveled to the Vatican to discuss the upcoming G7 summit with the Pope

Maronite bishop urges ‘profound defiance’ in face of persecution of Christians

October 31, 2014

Bishop Mansour said that Jesus was not a 'passive victim'

Blair’s Iraq War created the precedent that allows Cameron and co to get away with doing nothing

August 20, 2014

The Royal Prerogative was, in effect, abolished on the basis of a PR campaign that required Parliamentary consent to establish legitimacy for going to war, and Iraqi minorities are paying the price

The Pope opines that war is how the great world economies ‘keep their balance sheets in the black’. I repeat: shouldn’t he be more careful with what he says?

June 19, 2014

Much of what he says in his public statements appears not entirely intellectually well thought through; at times it is even totally incoherent

Iraq’s implosion is another disaster for Christians in the Middle East

June 17, 2014

As we contemplate the fate of Catholics in Mosul, this should be a time of mourning.