Catholic Teaching on
War and Peace

“The Christian tradition possesses two ways to address conflict: nonviolence and just war.
They both share the common goal: to diminish violence in this world.”
(U.S. Bishops, A Harvest of Justice is Sown in Peace)

The following links are descriptions of
Church Teaching taken directly from the U.S. Bishops’ Pastoral letter,
A Harvest of Justice is Sown in Peace

Pacifism / Nonviolence

Just War

Centrality of Conscience