Articles on this issue "conference publication"
In the context of a widespread prevailing medical and social praxis that endanger that value of life perennially defended by the Catholic Church, it can be useful to offer some reflections on …
read moreMuch of what atheists pass off as fact in their charges against God and religion is really based on myth, says Legionary of Christ Father Thomas D. Williams. Father Williams is author of …
read moreMany Georges were busy this winter. While Cardinal Francis George of Chicago was being elected president of the U.S. episcopal conference, Cardinal George Pell, Robert George and George Weigel …
read moreWith the release of a new edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Children of Húrin," fans of this deeply Catholic author may be surprised by its biblical tone, says a Tolkien expert. Jef Murray, …
read moreCardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the new Vatican secretary of state, says that the Church continues to be tempted by the Arian heresy, the idea that Christ is not God. In an interview with the …
read moreDan Brown's best seller "The Da Vinci Code" says the Church demonized the symbol of Venus and killed millions of women accused of witchcraft. Not so, says Father Manfred Hauke, a professor of …
read moreThis week's release of the film "The Da Vinci Code" could turn out to be positive, says the head of a French weekly magazine. "An opportunity has been given to us to show the true face of the …
read moreThe press office of the Opus Dei Prelature sent this statement to ZENIT on Friday in response to comments by the director of the soon-to-be-released film "The Da Vinci Code." * * * On Thursday …
read moreWriters, literary critics and Church figures are gathered in Rome to analyze 20th-century English literature and answer the question: "Is there an authentic distinction in literature between …
read moreIn a new documentary, Vatican officials such as Cardinal Francis Arinze comment publicly on the novel that alleges Jesus fathered children with Mary Magdalene. "There are some other religions …
read moreFew would think to question Leonardo da Vinci's genius, yet his life and works have often been the object of serious misinterpretations. Some books have presented him as an unbeliever and …
read moreBy Elizabeth Lev Benedict XVI continued a 1,600-year-old tradition on Ash Wednesday when he celebrated Mass and the imposition of ashes at the station Church of Santa Sabina on the Aventine …
read moreA group of women theologians and a woman journalist met to try to sketch a true portrait of a saint parodied in one of the best-selling novels of all time. A round-table discussion "Mary …
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