Articles on this issue "bomb"
Here is the homily preached by Cardinal Seán O'Malley, archbishop of Boston, on Sunday at a Mass for the repose of the souls of those who died as a result of the bombings at the Boston …
read moreHere is the English-language address Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See's permanent observer at the U.N. offices in Geneva, gave May 30 at last week's International Diplomatic Conference …
read moreThe international agreement to ban cluster bombs is a "big step," even though there is still much work to be done, according to the Holy See's permanent observer at the U.N. offices in Geneva. …
read moreThe Irish bishops welcome the successful conclusion of the International Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions. The final treaty, signed today in Dublin by 111 nations, prohibits the …
read moreThe Holy See is working hard to put an end to the use of cluster bombs, affirmed one of its representatives. A delegation from the Holy See, led by Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, permanent …
read moreBenedict XVI has expressed hope that a Dublin conference beginning Monday will ban cluster bombs. After reciting the Angelus today in Piazza Matteotti, during his two-day pastoral visit to …
read moreBoth military and financial excuses to defend the use of cluster bombs are unacceptable, the Holy See says. Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See's permanent observer to the U.N. offices in …
read moreThe Holy See is appealing to the international community to adopt measures that will put an end to the bloodshed caused by cluster bombs. Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See's permanent …
read moreBenedict XVI expressed his sorrow over an explosion in Mozambique that left at least 100 dead and more than 450 injured. A series of bombs, mines and rounds of ammunition in an arms depot …
read moreThe Holy See appealed for a moratorium on the use of cluster munitions and for international treaties to restrict them, lamenting the thousands of deaths caused by the indiscriminate weapons. …
read moreA bomb exploded in a crowded Christian market selling pork in eastern Indonesia, killing seven people and wounding 53, police said. The blast Saturday in Palu, capital of the Central Sulawesi …
read moreWhen the archbishop of Madrid was visiting victims of Thursday's terrorist attacks today, his mobile phone rang. John Paul II was on the line, wanting news about the victims and families …
read moreJohn Paul II expressed grief over the terrorist attacks in Madrid and condemned them as "unjustifiable acts that offend God, violate the fundamental right to life, and undermine peaceful …
read moreCatholic Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz expressed his grief over the rush-hour bombing of a subway car that killed 39 and wounded more than 130. Russian authorities said the bomb exploded …
read moreJohn Paul II sent a message to Spanish Prime Minister to condemn the terrorist attack in Iraq that killed seven members of Spain's National Intelligence Service last Saturday. In the telegram …
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