Pope Francis has said that nuclear weapons reflect a “mentality of fear” during a two-day conference on nuclear disarmament at the Vatican. The conference saw the Catholic Church move away from conditional acceptance of the doctrine of “nuclear deterrence” and to push for nuclear disarmament. Statements that have been welcomed […]
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A major two day conference on nuclear disarmament is set to begin in the Vatican with experts and leaders from around the world coming together for discussion. The conference will hear from representatives from the United Nations, NATO, governments and Nobel Peace Prize winners ICAN. Ahead of the conference Cardinal Peter […]
On Wednesday October 25 Christian CND Co-Chair Martin Birdseye spoke on behalf at a meeting of Religions for Peace on the United Nations Treaty which will ban nuclear weapons. The focus of the meeting was what faith organisations can do in the future to campaign on the issue. Christian CND […]
The United Nations Treaty which bans nuclear weapons continues to be in the news as a result of ICAN winning the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this month. More than 50 countries from around the world have already signed the Treaty and ratifications are starting in those countries. With the UK […]
Christian CND has joined civil society groups from around the world in endorsing a statement to the UN First Committee, which is currently meeting in New York to discuss issues around disarmament. The statement notes the “extraordinarily perilous” situation facing the world as the US and North Korea continue to […]