Articles on this issue "freedom"
Tuesday saw the publication of the 2005 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. The report, now in its seventh edition, is prepared by the Office of International Religious Freedom …
read moreTuesday saw the publication of the 2005 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. The report, now in its seventh edition, is prepared by the Office of International Religious Freedom …
read moreBenedict XVI appealed to Catholics to keep the real spirit of the Second Vatican Council alive, as the 40th anniversary of the closing of the ecclesial event approaches. According to the Pope, …
read moreViolence, impositions, persecutions" is how Aid to the Church in Need described the situation of religious freedom in the world in 2004. On Thursday the Italian section of the ACN published …
read moreViolence, impositions, persecutions" is how Aid to the Church in Need described the situation of religious freedom in the world in 2004. On Thursday the Italian section of the ACN published …
read moreHas the Catholic Church contradicted itself in the last centuries by first condemning and then defending religious freedom? Cardinal Renato Martino answered this question in the negative …
read moreOn Wednesday the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) presented its annual report on religious freedom. Along with the report, the commission announced its 2005 …
read moreJohn Paul II says that secularist ideology is incompatible with religious liberty. In an address today to a grouping of visiting Spanish bishops, the Pope analyzed some of the challenges the …
read moreIf religious freedom is not respected, it is more than likely that other human rights are not respected either, says an official of Aid to the Church in Need. Attilio Tamburini, president of …
read moreArchbishop Giovanni Lajolo, the secretary for the Holy See's relations with states, delivered an address at the Dec. 3 conference on "Religious Freedom: The Cornerstone of Human Dignity." The …
read moreArchbishop Giovanni Lajolo says that for the Holy See, no country in the world complies fully with religious freedom. The Vatican secretary for relations with states came to this conclusion …
read moreThe understanding and living of a "healthy secularity" is the first challenge faced by religious freedom, says the Vatican secretary for relations with states. Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo …
read moreThe rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University warns that "religious freedom is under threat" in his country. During a telephone interview with the international Catholic charity Aid to the …
read moreThe National Catholic Confederation of Parents of Families and Students (CONCAPA) criticized the government's decision to impart Islamic religion classes in public schools next year. The …
read moreThe Catholic bishops of Vietnam warned about the threat to religious freedom implied in a new ordinance that takes effect Monday, The restrictive ordinance aims to regulate religious …
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