We have been studying a verse that seems to go against the popular picture of Jesus as the Prince of Peace: “…and whoever does not have a sword must sell his coat and buy one” (Luke 22:36-38 ...

Jesus invites everyone to repent and to turn swords into plowshares and missiles into factories and homes, the papal preacher said during the Good Friday service at the Vatican.

ROME — Jesus invites everyone to repent and to turn swords into plowshares and missiles into factories and homes, the papal preacher said. “This year we celebrate Easter not to the joyful ...