Arms Spending Reaches World Record: Holy See Is Only Country To Point It Out

May 21, 2026 10:14

Rafael Llanes

The United States accounts for 33% of all global military spending with $954 billion Photo: AP

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The collection also shows a future Pope addressing a world already marked by the tensions that would later become familiar features of his pontificate: the consequences of September 11, political ideologies, poverty, conflict and questions surrounding human rights. The publisher presents these writings as an opportunity to see the reasoning behind some of Prevost’s contemplative responses to those challenges

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