VATICAN Notes & Quotes

Excerpts from select publications

August 09-15, 1998 Issue

Reporters Bare Their Souls at Vatican Media Conference

FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, July 24—Time, Newsweek, and U.S. News and World Report say their cover stories on religious topics are among their best-selling issues, John Dart of the Los Angeles Times said. But religion is still rarely covered,... READ MORE

CDF Official Notes Differences Between Abortion and Euthanasia

BY Cindy Wooden

July 12, 1998 Issue

VATICAN CITY—Believing that abortion is legitimate and permissible is heresy because it directly contradicts natural and biblical law and the constant teaching of the Church, said Archbishop Tarcisio Bertone.

The archbishop, secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, spoke about... READ MORE

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July 12, 1998 Issue

Inquisition Targets May Be Added to Reconciliation List

Ever since it took a central place in the Holy Father's 1994 apostolic letter Tertio Millennio Adveniente (As the Third Millennium Draws Near), reconciliation has been important in the plans for the Jubilee Year 2000. The Church hopes to... READ MORE

Vatican Meeting Challenges Contemporary Human Rights Record

BY Stephen Banyra

July 12, 1998 Issue

VATICAN CITY—Pope John Paul II said the right to freedom of religion has become even more vital in today's economically oriented society. Addressing the Vatican's first global meeting on human rights July 4, he noted that religious liberty is linked to the “spiritual and transcendent dimension” of... READ MORE

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July 5-11, 1998 Issue

Pope Continues Pace of Travels

BBC Religious Affairs Reporter Jane Little narrated a June 19 story about the Pope, whose recent visit to Austria showed that John Paul II is still the most mobile Pope in history. As she spoke, images of the Pope's many recent travels were shown.

“It is hard for many... READ MORE

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June 14-20, 1998 Issue

Evolution Doesn't Explain Man, says Pope

Pope John Paul II has spoken again about the theory of evolution. Catholic teaching has always been ambivalent toward the theory. On the one hand, nothing in the theory need challenge faith in the Creator or in Scripture, properly understood. In October... READ MORE

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March 22-28, 1998 Issue

John Paul II Appeals for the Rights of Women

Pope John Paul II marked International Women's Day by decrying the segregation of women by certain “political regimes” he did not name, according to a Reuters report.

His words coincided with demonstrations by Muslim women who protested their segregated... READ MORE

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March 15-21, 1998 Issue

John Paul II as a Sign of Hope in Israel

The Jerusalem Post printed a dour opinion column by Efraim Inbar on March 2, 1998. Called “Peace is a Mirage,” it was filled with predictions of difficulties ahead around the world. He did identify one sign of hope, however. The article began:

“Saddam... READ MORE

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February 15-21, 1998 Issue

Rome's Plastic Statues

In an attempt to prevent vandalism and theft of some of Rome's sculptural treasures, the city has taken unusual measures, according to a report in Australia's Sydney Morning Herald (Feb. 4).

“The truth is out. For six years the Rome city council … has been spiriting away... READ MORE

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January 11-17, 1998 Issue

The Jubilee in Rome

As the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has set an ambitious goal of evangelization and preparation for the Jubilee Year 2000 for the whole Church. As bishop of Rome, Reuters reported Dec. 31, he has a more practical problem: the number of churches available to accommodate... READ MORE

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January 4-10, 1998 Issue

Performing for the Pope

In one of the most widely reported Christmas gifts of 1997, B.B. King handed over his guitar, Lucille, to the Pope.

Many who saw the [Dec. 18] Reuters report were greeted by the surprising line, “The Pontiff's meeting with B.B. King comes after he met folk-rock idol Bob... READ MORE

In Guiding Synods, Cardinal Stresses ‘Universal Over Local’

BY Stephen Banyra

December 14-20, 1997 Issue

VATICAN CITY—Among the key challenges facing the Special Synod of Bishops for America is how to reach out to Catholics who have fallen away from the Church, said the head of the month-long assembly.

Pope John Paul II's agenda for the Synod reflects what he sees as a “need for new evangelization for... READ MORE

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December 14-20, 1997 Issue

The Pope Praises Film

The Los Angeles Times arts and entertainment section Dec. 2 reported John Paul II's words about film, which he delivered the day before at a Vatican conference.

“Pope John Paul II praised the art of movie making as a bearer of ‘sublime, messages’ and called the cinema ‘a... READ MORE

Embracing the Future with Faith and Hope

December 7-13, 1997 Issue

China-Vatican Relations as Seen by China

In Asiaweek, Ye Xiaowen, director of the State Council's Religious Affairs Bureau in China answered questions about the persecution of religion in his country.

“His answers are unlikely to appease Beijing's critics,” the Nov. 28th dated publication points... READ MORE

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November 30-December 6, 1997 Issue

Church Helped During Holocaust

In a letter to The Washington Post printed Tuesday Nov. 11, reader Candace Singer wrote, “I fear that the Post's article ‘Pope Assails Inaction During Holocaust’ does many Catholics and clergy an injustice by giving only part of the story. In 1939, my husband and his... READ MORE

Church Commits to War on Drugs as Part of Mission

November 30-December 6, 1997 Issue

VATICAN CITY—In the Synod's old chamber within the walls of the Vatican, an important meeting called “Ecclesiastical Convention On Drugs” took place last month.

It was not the first time the Holy See had addressed the problem, but this time the proceedings generated a great deal of news. “This... READ MORE

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