Arms Trade

Happening Now

Shared Responsibility for the Whole Human Family: A Joint Declaration Towards a Renewed Transatlantic Partnership
Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the EU (COMECE) and United Sates Conference of Catholic Bishops, June 8, 2021

Letter to U.S. Senate on Crisis in Yemen and U.S. Arms Sales to Saudia Arabia
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, July 19, 2018

Policy and Advocacy Regarding the Arms Trade

Background Information

Sowing Weapons of War: A Pastoral Reflection of the Arms Trade and Landmines
National Conference of Catholic Bishops, June 16, 1995

Brief Overview of Catholic Just War Tradition
A Statement by the United States Catholic Conference, November 1993

2005-Present

Shared Responsibility for the Whole Human Family: A Joint Declaration Towards a Renewed Transatlantic Partnership
Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the EU (COMECE) and United Sates Conference of Catholic Bishops, June 8, 2021

Letter to U.S. Senate on Crisis in Yemen and U.S. Arms Sales to Saudia Arabia
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, July 19, 2018

Letter Commending Secretary of State Kerry on Arms Trade Treaty and Iran Talks
Bishop Richard E. Pates, October 4, 2013

Letter from 33 National Organizations on Arms Trade Treaty
Bishop Richard E. Pates, August 19, 2013

Letter to Secretary of State Kerry on Arms Trade Treaty
Bishop Richard E. Pates, April 11, 2013

Letter to President Bush before G-8 Summit
Bishop William S. Skylstad, June 28, 2005