Articles on this issue "Communism"
Benedict XVI urged the faithful of Poland to listen to the word of Christ in difficult moments. The Pope made this comment today in the wake of the recent resignation of Archbishop Stanislaw …
read moreThe Church in Hebei, the province with the highest number of Catholics in China, lived the recent Easter celebrations under the onus of persecution. According to AsiaNews, an agency of the …
read moreTwo men whose preparation for the priesthood was interrupted by the Communist regime decades ago, have finally made it to ordination. Michel Hoang Minh Hung and Joseph Nguyen Van Hien, who …
read moreConversions to Christianity, along with consecrated vocations, are increasing in China, says AsiaNews. Despite incessant atheist propaganda and the lack of religious freedom, many young people …
read moreCatholic priests who collaborated with the Communist regime were victims of an "inhuman system," said a statement published by the Hungarian bishops' conference. The episcopal note was …
read moreHere is an excerpt from John Paul II's forthcoming book, "Memory and Identity: Conversation Between Millennia," presented Wednesday at the International Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany. The …
read moreJohn Paul II repeated a prayer he recited in Warsaw years ago, when he had implored for the renewal of his then Communist-oppressed homeland. Months later, Archbishop Karol Wojtyla of Krakow …
read moreThe Holy See has presented a book which gathers the testimonies of martyrdom of Eastern-rite Catholics during the Communist regimes in Europe. "Faith and Martyrdom: Catholic Eastern Churches …
read moreThe dynamism and increasing openness of China's economy is well known. Recognizing that more freedom leads to greater economic growth, China's rulers have been loosening their controls on …
read moreBy Delia Gallagher The offices of the Roman Curia tend to take on the personalities of the cardinals who run them. They can be somber and secretive with empty hallways and closed doors, or …
read moreAvvenire).- Before 1989, "everything was more difficult" in Hungary, but "perhaps less complicated," says Cardinal Peter Erdo. At 51, the Budapest archbishop is the youngest member of the …
read moreA new book tells of the persecution of Greek Catholics in Romania during the Communist era, including the murder of six bishops. "Speaking the Truth" tells how Communists killed countless …
read moreAn expert in Chinese affairs says that three official documents formalize stricter control over the lives of Chinese Catholics. In an article Tuesday in the Italian newspaper Avvenire, Father …
read moreHere is the address of Father Igor Kowalewsky of Moscow on "Culture of Death in Post-Communist Society," delivered during a recent videoconference of theologian regarding bioethics. The …
read moreThe world may have forgotten Albania, but the Orthodox and Catholic churches haven't. Jim Forest, secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship and author of "The Resurrection of the Church in …
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