Articles on this issue "children"
Benedict XVI is assuring children that it is possible to peacefully coexist with people of different backgrounds, especially by practicing reconciliation and forgiveness. The Pope affirmed …
read moreThe Church is the family of God in the world, and must care for its members, especially sick and suffering children, Benedict XVI is affirming. The Pope stated this in his message for the 17th …
read moreBenedict XVI appealed for the protection of children, especially those "denied a serene childhood," on a feast day that in many countries is a celebration the youngest members of society. The …
read moreHere is the address Benedict XVI delivered Saturday upon receiving in audience at the Vatican participants in the 23rd International Conference sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Health …
read moreFor many of the world's kids, childhood is more about war and work than toys and fun, and the Vatican intends to consider what can be done about this. Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán, …
read moreA million children will join in prayer Saturday, saying the rosary to ask God for peace in families and in the world. The initiative, which began in Venezuela in 2005, has now spread around …
read moreThe Church in Sri Lanka is reiterating its plea to leave children out of the forces fighting a civil war in the north of the island. The Justice and Peace Commission of the Diocese of Jaffna …
read moreDespite the Pope's repeated appeals, the phenomenon of child soldiers -- 300,000 are active in some 20 conflicts -- is far from disappearing. In his condemnation of the afflictions suffered at …
read moreOn Oct. 9, 1996, 139 girls of St. Mary's College in Aboke, Uganda, were kidnapped by the rebel Lord's Resistance Army. The vice president of the school, a sister of the Comboni Missionaries, …
read moreThe Holy See's Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital in Rome will provide medical care for children in Latin America, thanks to a new agreement. The agreement between the hospital and the …
read moreRegular armies and paramilitary groups are using 300,000 children in 36 wars, the Holy See's missionary agency Fides reports. Used in "forgotten conflicts," to quote John Paul II's words …
read moreThe Pontifical Academy for Life presented a new book covering scientific questions and answers on the phenomenon of pederasty within the Church. The book, "Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church: …
read moreRebels in Uganda are forcing their child-captives to participate in atrocities, says a priest observer. Father Giulio Albanese, director of the Missionary Service News Agency and an eyewitness …
read moreLast Aug. 6 marked the 10th anniversary of John Paul II's encyclical on themes related to moral theology, "Veritatis Splendor." In the introduction the Pope observed: "No one can escape from …
read moreDespite the tragic outcome, the decision to operate on 29-year-old Iranian Siamese twins Ladan and Laleh Bijani does not pose ethical problems, says a moral theologian. The twins, who were …
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