Los Angeles, California Dec 3, 2025 (Issuewire.com) - In Pope Paul VI and His Quest for Peace: 1963–1978 – Volume 2 “If You Want Peace…”, author Rev. John F. Tuohey, PhD, delivers a profound continuation of his two-volume exploration of one of the 20th century’s most visionary pontiffs. This illuminating work revisits the annual New Year’s Peace Messages of Pope Paul VI, revealing a timeless moral blueprint for achieving justice and reconciliation in an era often defined by conflict and division.
Through scholarly insight and accessible prose, Rev. Tuohey captures Pope Paul VI’s steadfast belief that the world’s survival depends on dialogue, unity, and compassion over war. Drawing from historical parallels such as the Vietnam War and Cold War tensions, the author demonstrates how the Pope’s teachings transcended politics to champion human dignity, human rights, and the moral responsibility to “create peace.”
In a Pacific Book Review feature, Susan Brown commends the book for its depth and relevance, writing: “The statement, ‘If you want peace, create peace,’ is applicable to all of us, in every country, community, and congregation, worldwide. Rev. John F. Tuohey, PhD, brings to life the struggles and vision of a pontiff whose call for peace transcended politics and ideology.” Brown further describes the volume as “essential reading for theologians, historians, and anyone concerned with the Church’s mission in the modern world.”
Rev. Tuohey’s comprehensive study reinforces Pope Paul VI’s enduring role as a “prophet of peace,” reminding readers that reconciliation and justice remain humanity’s most urgent moral imperatives.
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