Articles on this issue "faith"
When we banish faith from the public square, we risk reducing the truth to godless orthodoxy, says an aide to U.S. President George Bush. Jim Towey, deputy assistant to Bush and director of …
read moreEvents in recent years brought home, often brutally, the influence of religion in international affairs. Conflicts such as the internecine strife in Balkans and the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, …
read moreJohn Paul II encouraged the creation of "schools of faith" at a university level, where young people can harmonize their academic formation with their Catholic beliefs. When the Pope met …
read moreThe future of the transmission of the faith and of the Church itself depends on catechesis, says John Paul II. The Pope focused on catechesis in his address Friday to the bishops of the …
read moreHoliness, the vocation to which mankind is called, means to be consistent in living the Gospel, John Paul II says in a message to bishop-friends of the Focolare Movement. At the end of today's …
read moreJohn Paul II says that scientific research needs the dialogue between faith and reason if it is to respond to the full development of the human being. The Pope expressed this conviction …
read moreThe quest for unity among Christians is a task that concerns all believers and requires a change of heart, says John Paul II. The Pope dedicated today's general audience to reflect on the …
read moreJohn Paul II pointed out the duty of believers to promote peace through dialogue as he met with a group that included Muslim leaders. "Peace be with you!" was the Pope's greeting when he …
read moreJohn Paul II appealed to universities, academies and centers of higher studies to do everything possible so that no ideology interrupts the dialogue between faith and reason. The Pope made his …
read moreNearly two-thirds of high school catechetical materials used throughout the United States are not in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Archbishop Alfred Hughes of New …
read moreThe Latin-rite patriarch of Jerusalem says that Christmas gives the bloodstained Holy Land the message that the "other" is capable of wanting peace. Addressing Israeli and Palestinian leaders …
read moreLeo XIII's ability to maintain relations with just about every sovereign state helped earn him the sobriquet "the Pope of peace," participants a congress heard. The ongoing importance of the …
read moreThe Holy See unveiled a new book that gathers more than a century of papal teachings on faith and culture. The volume, entitled "Faith and Culture: Anthology of Texts of Papal Teaching from …
read moreJohn Paul II says the vocations crisis must be answered by seminaries that form future priests solidly, including emotionally and morally. The Pope illustrated this concern in an address …
read moreEducation will play a key role in helping to bring about peace in the Holy Land, says an official of the Maronite exarchy. Sobhy Makhoul, secretary of the exarchy and member of the Central …
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