Ep. 256: War, peace, and the meeting

About this episode

JD and Ed discuss the January meeting between the Vatican’s nuncio to the U.S. and the Department of Defense, focusing on just war theory.

JD and Ed talk about the January meeting between the Vatican’s then-nuncio to the United States and the Department of Defense. JD asks about Pope Leo XIV’s approach to just war. This episode is brought to you by the Catholic Education Fund, an initiative of Aequitas Education in partnership with ACE Scholarships. Learn more at catholiceducationfund.org This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: JD

Guest: Ed

Topics covered

• Vatican
• Department of Defense
• just war
• Pope Leo XIV
• Catholic education
• war and peace

Keywords

• Vatican
• Department of Defense
• just war
• Pope Leo XIV
• Catholic Education Fund
• war
• peace

Sponsors

Catholic Education Fund

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vatican, Department of Defense, Aequitas Education, ACE Scholarships

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