Sixty years later. The encyclical “Pacem in Terris” taught that war is always irrational
Today, the atomic threat is less feared, but the risk of an increasingly widespread and devastating conflict is real: from Europe to the Pacific, from the Middle East to Africa. Sixty years ago, John XXIII’s encyclical “Pacem in Terris” was published, arousing surprise and enthusiasm throughout the world. Everything about that encyclical seemed new and […]