Drew Christiansen

In 2017 Pope Francis became the first pontiff in the nuclear era to categorize nuclear weapons with chemical weapons and landmines as those that must never, under any circumstances, be used. Cardinal Peter Turkson and Archbishop Silvano Tomasi hosted a Vatican conference to frame the Pope's message. They invited Nobel laureates and leaders in diplomatic and civil society to speak on this subject. This book arose from that conference and is an essential reference for anyone wanting to understand these issues.… (more)

In 2017 Pope Francis became the first pontiff in the nuclear era to categorize nuclear weapons with chemical weapons and landmines as those that must never, under any circumstances, be used. Cardinal Peter Turkson and Archbishop Silvano Tomasi hosted a Vatican conference to frame the Pope's message. They invited Nobel laureates and leaders in diplomatic and civil society to speak on this subject. This book arose from that conference and is an essential reference for anyone wanting to understand these issues.… (more)

In 2017 Pope Francis became the first pontiff in the nuclear era to categorize nuclear weapons with chemical weapons and landmines as those that must never, under any circumstances, be used. Cardinal Peter Turkson and Archbishop Silvano Tomasi hosted a Vatican conference to frame the Pope's message. They invited Nobel laureates and leaders in diplomatic and civil society to speak on this subject. This book arose from that conference and is an essential reference for anyone wanting to understand these issues.… (more)