War Archives

Remembering Monseñor Óscar Romero

Jimmy Francisco Ortiz Rodriguez is a young Salvadoran attorney who lends his voice to reflect on the life and legacy of Monseñor Oscar Romero and contemporary El Salvador.

The Conscientious Objector

Appropriate for International Conscientious Objector’s Day, May 15, "The Conscientious Objector" is based on the life of Desmond Doss, a U.S. Army medic who was the first conscientious objector to...

Pax Christi International: Crisis in Syria

This resource highlights the problems related to Syria and those affected by the war. It also calls people of faith to become engaged in learning about the situation so that we can all raise our...

E-Team

In their award-winning documentary E-Team, directors Katy Chevigny and Ross Kauffman tell the stories of four human rights activists who travel to some of the most dangerous places in the world in...

Last Days in Vietnam

Rory Kennedy’s documentary Last Days in Vietnam provides a closer look at the chaotic events of the final days of the Vietnam War. The film includes interviews by individuals who were present and...

Remembering the Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador

Prayer Service

This prayer service calls us to look back on a tragedy of the past in order to find a brighter future. Although the execution of the six Jesuit priests and the two women was a horrifying event, we...

Universal Children’s Day: Hidden Horrors of War

Prayer Service

This prayer service invites us to join in solidarity with children all around the world who are victims of regional conflict.

Remembering Our Veterans

Prayer

With great sadness, we remember all those who served and gave their lives or their health and well-being in the Armed Forces; we pray for the dead, that their souls rest in peace, and we pray for...

Prayers: Empathy Without Borders and Planting Seeds of Right Relationships

Prayer

While the disappearance, torture, and murders by Latin American governments are hopefully in the past, the U.S. former School of the Americas, which trained so many of those responsible for these...