Articles on this issue "children"
Philip Jenkins, a Penn State University professor of history and religious studies, is author of "Pedophiles and Priests: Anatomy of a Contemporary Crisis" (Oxford University Press, 1996). He …
read moreTo put perspective on the pedophilia scandals involving priests in the Boston Archdiocese, ZENIT is publishing an adapted excerpt from a recent homily by Father Roger Landry. Father Landry …
read moreHere is an opinion piece by a U.S. bishop on scandals involving priests and child sexual abuse. * * * Restoring Trust: The Response to Sexual Abuse by Bishop John F. Kinney, Chairman Emeritus, …
read moreIn the wake of the news involving a priest and pedophilia, Cardinal Bernard Law wrote this letter. It was read at all parish Masses in the Boston Archdiocese on Jan. 27. * * * January 26, 2002 …
read moreCases on both sides of the Atlantic involving priests and pedophilia are forcing a lot of soul searching within the Catholic Church as it becomes clear that officials at times have seemed more …
read moreThe Youths Cross will visit the ruins of New Yorks twin towers on Feb. 24. The news was confirmed during the World Youth Day preparatory meeting which ended in Toronto on Sunday. The …
read moreAvvenire).- The Sept. 11 attack on the Twin Towers changed New York both morally and civilly, says Cardinal Edward Egan. "Every situation, every tragedy, every event lived through suffering is …
read moreHow does a cloistered nun see the world crisis that followed the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks? "It is as if everything was happening to our own person; everything touches us profoundly," said …
read moreJohn Paul II paid homage Saturday to New Yorks firefighters when he greeted a delegation in St. Peters Basilica. "May Almighty God grant the bereaved families consolation and peace, and may he …
read moreForgive them, for they know not what they do," said Jean Palombo, the 41-year-old widow of Frank Palombo, one of New Yorks heroic firefighters who died in the attack on the Twin Towers. Jean, …
read moreNear the site of the World Trade Center, bearded priests in black robes chanted ancient memorial hymns Saturday morning on the ruins of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. As the priests …
read moreA bishop accusing of not denouncing a pedophilia priest has decided not to appeal his own three-month suspended sentence. But the case is raising fears about the confidentiality of …
read moreEurope has been horrified to learn about pederasty sites on Internet, revealed by the Rainbow Telephone association. The association was founded by Father Fortunato Di Noto, who for the past …
read moreA Chinese county where families average five or more children has been ordered to conduct 20,000 abortions and sterilizations before the end of the year, the Sunday Telegraph of London …
read moreIn a bid to curb selective abortion of unborn girls, India is strengthening laws to prevent the abuse of fetal-sex determination, Reuters reports. Health Minister C. P. Thakur has decided to …
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