John Stowe

"After 25 years, our grief has not been eased or vindicated by years of war, or the unbounded, blasphemous increase in military spending," Bishop John Stowe and Charlene Howard write. 

As a religious leader, Bishop John Stowe of Kentucky says he certainly cannot tell people how to vote. But he is also committed to telling the truth and sometimes we have to call them as we see them, he adds.

Until he calls for a cease-fire, President Joe Biden will be at odds with a pontiff who rejects war as a tool for peace, says Bishop John Stowe.

According to Bishop John Stowe, Pope Francis is teaching us that the peace which the world cannot give will be produced by recognizing the dignity of the human person and the global fraternity that we are called to live.

As Pax Christi USA celebrates 50 years, the signs of the times that were current in 1972 remain, even if circumstances and particulars have changed. The Gospel of Jesus continues to call us all to conversion.

Commentary: Forgiveness is not only an act of an individual but also of the community. As bishop-president of Pax Christi USA and former co-president of Pax Christi International, we urge the release of David Gilbert.

Commentary: From the perspective of Catholic social teaching, one area in which Joe Biden might begin to address the divide and promote the common good would be a genuine engagement in the issues of rural poverty.

Commentary: After living through a period of intense division, enhanced by a contentious presidential contest and made more urgent by a pandemic, what do we do now as a nation?