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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
Vatican Notes & Quotes
From selected sources
August 29 - September 4, 1999 Issue
Pope's Catechesis on Hell Irks Evangelicals
THE WASHINGTON POST, Aug. 17-Pope John Paul II's recent description of hell as a “state of mind” rather than a physical place “is turning into a serious theological sore point between Catholics and American Protestant evangelicals,” according to religion... READ MORE
Pope: Every Person Must Grapple With Evil
August 29 - September 4, 1999 Issue
VATICAN CITY-Conversion comprises a return to God and liberation from evil, a process which each individual must actively undertake to be saved, Pope John Paul II said.
Included in his Aug. 18 general audience, the catechesis followed previous teachings on heaven, purgatory and hell, and the way to... READ MORE
Vatican Notes & Qoutes
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August 22-28, 1999 Issue
New Cardinals Expected
THE UNIVERSE, Aug. 8—“John Paul is expected to create new cardinals within the next year,” reported the British Catholic weekly's Gerry Leonard.
The College of Cardinals currently has 154 members. However, only cardinals under the age of 80 may serve as electors of a new... READ MORE
Pope Urges Strengthening of Geneva Conventions
August 22-28, 1999 Issue
VATICAN CITY—On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, Pope John Paul II called for stronger protection of civilians and prisoners of war in times of conflict.
“The minimum protection of the dignity of every human being guaranteed by international humanitarian law too often is... READ MORE
Vatican Not Surprised by China Veto of Visit to Hong Kong
August 22-28, 1999 Issue
VATICAN CITY—Reports that China has vetoed a possible visit by Pope John Paul II to Hong Kong came as no surprise to the Vatican, which has seen Beijing rebuff all of its recent efforts to improve relations.
The Vatican had no official comment Aug. 9 on the reports, said to have been confirmed by... READ MORE
Vatican and Islam: the U.N.‘s Strange Bedfellows
BY Jay Dunlap
August 22-28, 1999 Issue
UNITED NATIONS—When the Vatican stands up to opposes United Nations' population programs that promote contraception, sterilization and abortion, its allies typically include Islamic countries.
Even Sudan, a country in which Christians are severely persecuted, can be counted on to collaborate with... READ MORE
Vatican Notes & Qoutes
From selected sources
August 22-28, 1999 Issue
New Cardinals Expected
THE UNIVERSE, Aug. 8—“John Paul is expected to create new cardinals within the next year,” reported the British Catholic weekly's Gerry Leonard.
The College of Cardinals currently has 154 members. However, only cardinals under the age of 80 may serve as electors of a new... READ MORE
Pope Urges Strengthening of Geneva Conventions
August 22-28, 1999 Issue
VATICAN CITY—On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, Pope John Paul II called for stronger protection of civilians and prisoners of war in times of conflict.
“The minimum protection of the dignity of every human being guaranteed by international humanitarian law too often is... READ MORE
Vatican Not Surprised by China Veto of Visit to Hong Kong
August 22-28, 1999 Issue
VATICAN CITY—Reports that China has vetoed a possible visit by Pope John Paul II to Hong Kong came as no surprise to the Vatican, which has seen Beijing rebuff all of its recent efforts to improve relations.
The Vatican had no official comment Aug. 9 on the reports, said to have been confirmed by... READ MORE
Vatican and Islam: the U.N.‘s Strange Bedfellows
BY Jay Dunlap
August 22-28, 1999 Issue
UNITED NATIONS—When the Vatican stands up to opposes United Nations' population programs that promote contraception, sterilization and abortion, its allies typically include Islamic countries.
Even Sudan, a country in which Christians are severely persecuted, can be counted on to collaborate with... READ MORE
Vatican Notes & Quotes
BY Rich Rinaldi
August 15-21, 1999 Issue
Theologian: Avoid Extremes When Considering Hell
AVVENIRE, Aug. 1-Based on Pope John Paul II's recent catechesis on the last things, the Italian newspaper offered additional insights on hell from Father Severino Dianich, a professor of fundamental theology in Florence.
When considering hell, he... READ MORE
Vatican Notes & Quotes
August 1-7, 1999 Issue
Communists Feared Pope from Beginning
DIE WELT, July 10—Former East Germany's secret police files illustrate how communist regimes reacted to Pope John Paul II's “hostile activities,” according to an article in the German daily by historian Michael Wolffsohn
One document from the secret police,... READ MORE
Heaven Is an Intimate Relationship With God, Not a Place, Says Pope
August 1-7, 1999 Issue
VATICAN CITYRich Rinaldi is directorHeaven is not a place, but an intimate relationship with God that can be experienced partially on earth, Pope John Paul II said.
Heaven “is not an abstraction nor a physical place amid the clouds, but a living and personal relationship with the Holy Trinity,”... READ MORE
Vatican Notes & Quutes
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July 11-17,1999 Issue
The Fatherhood Crisis
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, June 25—Christine de Vollmer, the mother of seven, “arguably stole the show” at a Vatican conference in June on “The paternity of God and Paternity in the Family” according to an op-ed piece by William R. Mattox Jr.
In what Mattox called a “remarkable... READ MORE
Vatican Notes & Quotes
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July 4-10, 1999 Issue
There Will Never Be Another Like ‘Our Pope’
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, June 21—Pope John Paul II's absence from one of his scheduled Masses during his recent trip to Poland “showed exactly how much this nation … will lose when history's only Polish Pope is gone,” said correspondent Tom Cohen. “Poles... READ MORE
Vatican Notes & Quotes
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June 20-26, 1999 Issue
Detroit Cardinal Now Calls Shots with Pope in Rome
DETROIT NEWS, June 4–Religion writer George Bullard featured the city's former archbishop, Cardinal Edmund Szoka, who has gone on to assume vast responsibilities at the Vatican.
“Szoka — a Detroit guy by way of Grand Rapids and Gaylord — happens to... READ MORE
Vatican Notes & Quotes
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June 13-19, 1999 Issue
Pope Blesses Parking Lot for Jubilee
REUTERS, June 2-The Vatican, bracing for a flood of pilgrims coming to mark the Great Jubilee Year 2000, unveiled an underground car parking lot that will ease congestion, according to the wire service.
“Pope John Paul II personally blessed the state-of-the-art... READ MORE
Vatican Notes & Quotes
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May 16-22, 1999 Issue
Great Jubilee Offers Something for Everyone
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 1—“The Vatican is pushing ahead with Holy Year plans for the new millennium, with an anthem, comic books and a special prayer to be read by the Pope,” reported the AP's Frances D'Emilio.
The Vatican announced April 29 that a hymn... READ MORE
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