PEACE & LIFE CONNECTIONS

Trump and Pope Leo Donald Trump has ranted against the pope at length, and as would be expected the pope has stood firm. Though not explicitly stated, there are ways the consistent life ethic is doing good work behind the scenes: Many Trump opponents are cheering the pope in his anti-war stance and defense of the marginalized. If they harbor animosity toward the anti-abortion pro-life cause because of the divided camp they’re in, they now have in the pope a better role model

No Kings #3 This set of over 3,000 rallies on March 28, 2026 was estimated at over 8 million people. These events are especially known for attenders’ creativity with home-made signs. The photos below were taken in Maine by Julia Smucker. There was much more anti-war sentiment this time. This is easily explained by the outrages happening in Iran. Media coverage of the signs was extensive. While there were undoubtedly some signs promoting abortion and its euphemisms, they were

Colorado Referendum Targeting Migrants Most referendums cover just one issue, and a narrow aspect of that issue, so our Peace and Life Referendums project website lists a diversity of such measures that are on the ballot, or have good potential to be, in different states and localities. We finally have a referendum which, while narrowly focused as usual, manages to be covered under four of our issues. Colorado has Measure 95, to require that people charged with (not convicte

In War, Children Get Killed: Girls’ Elementary School in Minab, Iran War planners like to brag their technology precisely targets the people they understand to be killable while minimizing civilian casualties. In the case of the Minab Girl’s School Air Strike on February 28, 2026, a map showing a military target was outdated, and when they aimed at the spot, they hit a girls’ school. At least 85 girls ages 7-12 were killed and about 60 injured (so the initial death toll may r

Protecting Pregnant Women in Immigration Custody The Consistent Life Network has joined with over 30 pro-life and consistent-life organizations in an urgent appeal spearheaded by our member group Rehumanize International: Open letter to Trump Administration about ICE detention of pregnant women We encourage you to read the whole thing, but here’s the main point: Medical advocacy groups and investigative reporting have documented prolonged detention of women with high-risk pre

No Nukes Because the START Treaty between the U.S. and Russia to limit nuclear weapons has expired, The Consistent Life Network has signed on with many other groups to an urgent letter to Congress: Support Efforts to Prevent a New Nuclear Arms Race and Renewed Nuclear Testing After New START We encourage our U.S. readers to also contact their own representatives. A note on the photo: This is a digital billboard which rotates with others to be seen by anyone heading out from

“Flexible” on the Hyde Amendment ? We’ve long made the case that politicians not being consistent about opposing all violence comes with a possible lack of sincerity on any one of them. But with many Republicans and abortion, the lack of sincerity on effectively opposing abortion has been clear for a while. It’s becoming more obvious to single-issue pro-lifers, as Kathryn Jean Lopez explains recently in The National Review : Let the Pro-Life Movement Declare Independence Trum

Breaking News: The Killing of Renee Nicole Good One thing that binds all our issues together is the danger to people protesting the violence. Those accustomed to committing violence, such as ICE agents, by having a violence-saturated understanding, may spread that violence from the initial targets to protesters and use similar justifications. But there is no valid justification for any of the violence. War in Venezuela & War on Christmas & War on Hanukah The MAGA movement in

Note: due to the holidays, the next issue is scheduled for January 9, 2026 Happy Holidays! This year’s theme is Reflections on Hanukkah , which works best as a blog post. [Last week’s blog post comes from the recent uproar over the killing of people on boats near Venezuela: PITS and Operation Southern Spear by Christy Yao Pellicioni]. We have a treasure trove of different topics for our Holiday Editions throughout the years: In 2024 , Christmas carols with backgrounds that h

War Crimes To our minds, “war crimes” is a tautology, like wet water and round circles. Nevertheless, some who find war acceptable at times use the term when the situation gets too extreme. With drone strikes on Venezuelan fishing vessels, military thinking allows for those if the boats were an immediate threat – but we know they weren’t. If they were carrying illegal drugs, that calls for police work, not mass murder. We have yet to be offered any evidence they were doing ev