Articles on this issue "crimes"
Two Honduran bishops have spoken out in the face of a wave of murders, kidnappings and abuse of human dignity afflicting their Diocese of San Pedro Sula. The gravity of the situation was …
read moreJohn Paul II's address to the Italian Parliament last week had unexpected effects -- an arrest, and possibly even a change of heart. Sicilian Mafia boss Benedetto Marciante, 50, who had been …
read moreSome media outlets seem to be making a year-round sport of attacking the Catholic Church. Take the case of the latest scandal film, "The Crime of Father Amaro." The movie, due to open Nov. 15 …
read moreMonday's suicide attack in Israel is an urgent reminder of the need to pray the rosary for peace, says the Vatican's semiofficial newspaper. In a front-page story, L'Osservatore Romano …
read moreThe grisly weekend attack on the island of Bali prompted a strong statement from the Catholic Bishops of Indonesia. "We call on all Indonesians to consider this attack as a crime against …
read moreFrench secret services are keeping an eye on a sect whose members believe the world will end Oct. 24, a newspaper reported. For the past two months, followers of the Neo-Phare apocalyptic sect …
read moreFrench secret services are keeping an eye on a sect whose members believe the world will end Oct. 24, a newspaper reported. For the past two months, followers of the Neo-Phare apocalyptic sect …
read moreA controversial film released to 400 cinemas last Friday is becoming the most publicized premiere in Mexican history. In one scene in "Father Amaro's Crime," directed by Carlos Carrera, the …
read moreA delegation of Christian leaders led by Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah made a call on the spiritual leader of the militant Hamas movement, in a bid to stop suicide bombings against Israelis. …
read moreJohn Paul II sent a message of solidarity to the chief rabbi of Rome condemning the desecration of Jewish tombs in a local cemetery. More than 50 tombs, along with five mausoleums, were …
read moreOn July 1 the International Criminal Court (ICC) officially came into existence. Its birth has been troubled by a fierce debate over the United States' refusal to form part of the tribunal. …
read moreFewer countries are using the death penalty, though executions worldwide have increased, a new report says. The 2002 Report on Capital Punishment presented by the Touch Not Cain association …
read moreThe Vatican offered a symbolic contribution to the Trust Fund set up by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, to support the establishment of the International Criminal Court. The announcement by …
read moreJohn Paul II harshly condemned Tuesdays suicide attack by a Palestinian, which killed 19 people and wounded 50 in Jerusalem. Violence rocked the Mideast city again today, as a suicide bomber …
read moreA Catholic school in east Belfast was damaged early Saturday in an arson attack. Fires were started and flammable liquid poured into an art room and corridor at Our Lady and St Patricks …
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