Articles on this issue "democracy"
The Venezuelan episcopal conference warned about the danger in the country of substituting its constitutional democratic model with an exclusive revolutionary plan. The 43 members of the …
read moreTwo ideas that fail to convince Jewish professor Joseph H.H. Weiler are that religion threatens democracy, and that laicism and neutrality are equivalent concepts. Weiler, who holds the Joseph …
read moreJohn Paul II said that Paraguay's development depends on education, and he called for initiatives to improve the quality of health care, housing and working conditions. The Pope made this …
read moreEthics guarantees authentic democratic life and explains why the Holy See has spoken out on key issues in recent months, says a former Vatican official. Archbishop Tarcisio Bertone of Genoa, …
read moreFides).- Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kisangani, president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), says the challenge for Christians living in …
read moreOne hundred days after Fidel Castro's imprisonment of 78 human rights defenders in Cuba, the situation continues to be critical -- but hope is in the air. This is because Cubans had already …
read moreOn his recent visit to Iraq, Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes realized that the first thing the citizens want is stability, for the sake of their future. The president of the Pontifical Council …
read moreThe Vatican stated unequivocally that the consolidation of democracy calls for the eradication of poverty. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano confirmed this position in a letter …
read moreFollowing the recent counts of numerous inter-ethnic violence, Archbishop Monsengwo Pasinya of Kisangani severely condemned "the fratricidal actions that are decimating the population." On …
read moreJohn Paul II expressed his sorrow at the deaths of two priests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, stressing that violence "is a road with no future." Parish priest Father Francois Xavier …
read moreWorld peace will depend to a great extent on the democratization of Iraq and the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, says the theorist of the "clash of civilizations." Speaking to …
read moreThe Vatican's secretary of state says that John Paul II will continue his dialogue with Fidel Castro in hopes of fostering the democratization of Cuba. Cardinal Angelo Sodano made the …
read moreNational peace, democracy and the forthcoming elections are among the topics under discussion this week at the plenary assembly of Nigeria's Catholic bishops. Father Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo, …
read moreWarning that an attack on Iraq will lead to "more hatred and and re-energized extremism," the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement calling for peace in the Middle East. …
read moreThe Holy See in a new document warns that "cultural relativism," which denies the existence of absolute truths, threatens to undercut contemporary democracies. The "Doctrinal Note on Some …
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