Articles on this issue "Communism"
A new photo journal captures the daily life of Catholics in China and tells of their resilience, especially after the brutal Cultural Revolution. "The Flowering Treasure: Stories of Christians …
read moreThe Vatican signed an agreement of a cultural nature in Erfurt, Germany, with the regional state of Thuringia incorporating the local Catholic school of theology in the state university. …
read moreFrançois Xavier Nguyên Van Thuân was once a prisoner, but ended life as a prince -- of the Church. The cardinal died Monday at age 74 after a long fight with cancer. In March 2000, then …
read moreJohn Paul II arrived in his beloved Krakow, bringing a message of mercy and solidarity to a homeland profoundly changed in the post-Communist era. "This is a new pilgrimage in which I can see …
read moreLithuanias famed Way of Calvary -- all 35 stations -- has been restored. On Pentecost, Cardinal Audrys Backis, archbishop of Vilnius, blessed the recently reconstructed last five stations of …
read moreJohn Paul IIs visit to this republic culminated with his beatification of three Bulgarian martyrs who were executed by the Communists in 1952. The setting for the ceremony today was Alexander …
read moreMembers of one of the smallest Catholic communities in the world participated in a Mass today with their Pope. John Paul IIs meeting with the fewer than 200 Azeri Catholics was turned into a …
read moreFides).- The Church in Vietnam has grown by 14% over the past five years, despite restrictions imposed by the Communist government. So say Vietnamese bishops who are in Rome for their …
read moreAvvenire).- Giuliano Ferrara, director of the Italian newspaper Il Foglio, was a Communist leader in his country when he learned of John Paul IIs election to the papacy. Now, 23 years later, …
read moreHeirs of Solidaritys political legacy were the great losers in Sundays legislative elections, as a coalition of ex-communists and socialists scored a victory. The coalition of the Democratic …
read moreA priest was among five people killed by insurgents in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, police said today. Father J.B. Cresta, two policemen and two others were killed Thursday night 80 …
read moreThe man convicted of murdering Solidarity chaplain Jerzy Popielusko in 1984 has completed his prison sentence and been released. Grzegorz Piotrowski, who was captain of the Political Police of …
read moreFides).- For the first time, the Catholic Church might send priests into Communist North Korea on a permanent basis. Back from a July visit to Pyongyang, Father Joseph Chung Kwang-woong, who …
read moreEuthanasia, prostitution and a "nostalgia for Communism" were among the problems addressed at the recent meeting of secretaries of European bishops conferences. The leadership of the Council …
read moreUkraine is a country in transition, trying to overcome the inefficiencies and environmental damage left by the Soviet era. This is the country John Paul II faces when he visits from June …
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