|
Vatican Notes & Quotes
October 31 - November 6, 1999 Issue 
America Magazine Sends Double Message
AMERICA, Oct. 23-An editorial in the Oct. 23 issue of the national Jesuit magazine America contends that the recent biography of Pope Pius XII by Peter Cornwell “fails as a work of historical scholarship.” This opinion is an unpopular one in the secular press,... READ MORE
Papal Trip to Iraq Still On, But Date May Change
October 31 - November 6, 1999 Issue
VATICAN CITY-The Vatican has decided to go ahead with plans for Pope John Paul II to make a controversial pilgrimage to Iraq but may change the date from December to January, Vatican sources said Oct. 21.
The resumed planning indicated that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has provided the guarantees... READ MORE
Martyrs Are a Sign of Hope For Europe, Synod Contends
BY Raymond J. De Souza
October 31 - November 6, 1999 Issue
VATICAN CITY-The Special Assembly for Europe of the Synod of Bishops closed Oct. 23 on a note of hope.
The synod, which began three weeks ago stressing the dire straits in which Christianity often finds itself in Europe, chose to conclude by proclaiming a “Gospel of hope.”
“Man cannot live without... READ MORE
Pope John Paul II: Through Love, God Offers Man AShare in His Divine Nature
October 24-30, 1999 Issue
VATICAN CITY—God offers humans the ability to share in divinity by loving as he does, said Pope John Paul II.
“The ability to love as God loves is offered to every Christian as the fruit of the paschal mystery of death and resurrection,” the Pope told 16,000 pilgrims gathered under autumn sunshine... READ MORE
Weigel’s Adventures and Surprises As Biographer of the Holy Father
October 24-30, 1999 Issue
SEATTLE—George Weigel has provided readers of diocesan papers nationwide an inside look at the making of his biography of Pope John Paul II.
In a series of four syndicated weekly columns that ends Oct. 26, the Witness to Hope author tells the story of how he came to write a story that understands... READ MORE
Defending Pius XII, Vatican Goes On the Offensive
October 24-30, 1999 Issue
VATICAN CITY—Taking the offensive, the Vatican has sharply rejected charges that Pope Pius XII ignored the plight of the Jews during World War II because he was antiSemitic and supported Nazi Germany as a bulwark against the Soviet Union and communism.
Jesuit Father Pierre Blet, the Vatican's... READ MORE
To Know Him We Must Experience God in Love
October 17-23, 1999 Issue
VATICAN CITY—Knowledge of God is less an intellectual process than a growth in his love, Pope John Paul II told pilgrims.
The Pope characterized as a temptation — in some cases a prejudice — to reduce the Gospel to an ethical system, complete with prohibitions and impersonal precepts.
“Certainly... READ MORE
Vatican Notes & Quotes
From Selected Sources
October 17-23, 1999 Issue
Iraqi Cleric Expects the Pope to Meet With Saddam
REUTERS, Oct. 6—Iraq's leading Christian cleric said he believes Pope John Paul II remains committed to a millennium pilgrimage to Iraq and that he expects the Pope to meet with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, the wire service reported.
Vatican... READ MORE
Blessed Katherine Drexel Moves One Step Closer to Canonization
BY Josh Mercer
October 17-23, 1999 Issue
BENSALEM, Pa.—A medical board for the Vatican ruled Oct. 7 that there was no natural cause for the cure of a 17 month-old child's deafness.
The child was born with nerve deafness in 1992 and medical tests confirmed the condition in September 1993. In November, the family learned that prayer for the... READ MORE
The Sexual Revolution Is Over, Says Cardinal
BY Paul Burnell
October 10-16, 1999 Issue
LONDON — The sexual revolution has run out of steam and a return to the virtues of strong families is under way, a senior Vatican official told a September conference on sex education.
Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, said that many of those who... READ MORE
Vatican Notes & Qoutes
October 10-16, 1999 Issue
Why No Muslim Condemnation of Timor Violence?
FAMIGLIA CHRISTIANA, Sept. 24—In an interview with the Italian magazine, a leading Vatican official questioned why Muslim leaders have not spoken out in condemnation of militia violence against the mostly Catholic population of East Timor.
Archbishop... READ MORE
Crusader Against Child Prostitution
BY Paul Burnell
October 10-16, 1999 Issue
LONDON—Columban Father Shay Cullen's call for an international court to protect children is the latest effort in a missionary career that has focused on saving abused and neglected children.
The 56-year-old priest's primary effort has centered on the eradication of child prostitution, a practice... READ MORE
Crusading Priest Calls for Children’s Court
BY Paul Burnell
October 10-16, 1999 Issue
PAUL BURNELL
LONDON—The world's exploited and violated children need their own court of human rights, a crusading priest urged a major United Nations conference.
Columban Father Shay Cullen, an advocate for the abolition of child prostitution, made his latest proposal in August at the International... READ MORE
Vatican Notes & Quotes
From selected sources
September 19-25, 1999 Issue
Pope Unperturbed by Iraq Visit's Detractors
CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Sept. 4—While Pope John Paul II's proposed trip to Iraq has yet to be confirmed, “critics are already beginning to protest it, from Iraqi dissidents to a major Jewish group,” said the Tribune's Steve Kloehn.
He added: “Senior Clinton... READ MORE
Orthodox Leaders Rule Out Jubilee Papal Visit to Greece
September 19-25, 1999 Issue
ATHENS, Greece—The likelihood of a visit by Pope John Paul II to Greece during the Great Jubilee year 2000 has been greatly diminished by the lack of a welcome from the Greek Orthodox Church.
“Pope John Paul II must apologize for centuries of perceived Roman Catholic misdeeds against Christian... READ MORE
John Paul II to Visit Republic of Georgia
September 19-25, 1999 Issue
VATICAN CITY—Pope John Paul II will travel to the Republic of Georgia Nov. 8–9, his second visit this year to a predominantly Orthodox country.
The Pope will stop in the former Soviet republic on his way back from India, where he plans to preside over events Nov. 5–8 to ceremonially close the Asian... READ MORE
Pope Meets With Arafat, Welcomes Latest Mideast Accord
September 19-25, 1999 Issue
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy—In a meeting with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Pope John Paul II expressed satisfaction at the West Bank land-for-security accord that gave new life to the Palestinian-Israeli peace process.
After signing the breakthrough agreement in Egypt Sept. 5, Arafat traveled to... READ MORE
Kidnapping Condemned by Vatican
August 29 - September 4, 1999 Issue
VATICAN CITY-Pope John Paul II condemned the Aug. 15 kidnapping of a Colombian bishop, and appealed for a lasting peace to end the “absurd violence”'in Colombia.
The Pope made his remarks at the end of his Aug. 18 general audience.
Speaking in a firm voice, the Holy Father said “the news of the... READ MORE
Kidnap Ordeal Continues in Colombia
August 29 - September 4, 1999 Issue
On May 30 rebels of the National Liberation Army stormed the church of LaMaria in Cali, Colombia, during Mass and kidnapped more than 150 people. The children captured were soon released, but about 40 adults are still being held in terrible conditions high in the thick jungle. Evening temperatures... READ MORE
Holy Father Grieves and Prays For Turkish Earthquake Victims
August 29 - September 4, 1999 Issue
VATICAN CITY-Pope John Paul II sent his condolences after an earthquake in Turkey killed thousands of people and injured thousands more.
An Aug. 17 telegram in the Pope's name and signed by the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, said the Holy Father was “deeply saddened by the news... READ MORE
Page 54 of 58 pages « First < 52 53 54 55 56 > Last »
|
