Articles on this issue "freedom"
John Paul II appealed to Iranian authorities to respect the religious freedom of Christians and of all their citizens, when he received Tehran's new ambassador to the Holy See. Mohammed Javad …
read moreOn Sept. 15 the U.S. State Department published its sixth annual Report on Religious Freedom, covering the 12-month period ending June 30. The document observes that almost all nations have …
read morePresident George Bush has reappointed Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. The 59-year-old archbishop will be serving his second …
read moreA newly adopted bill that regulates religious practices is worse than the one adopted in the 1950s by Ho Chi Minh, says a Vietnamese cardinal. The new law, as of Nov. 15, requires stricter …
read moreHere is an excerpt from a summary of the recently released "Report 2004 on Religious Freedom" published by Aid to the Church in Need. This excerpt focuses on Europe. * * * Albania After …
read moreJohn Paul II looked to assure Iraq's new president of the support of the entire Catholic Church, even as the Pope appealed for respect of religious freedom. The Holy Father expressed this in a …
read moreThe destruction of Catholic schools has become a new trend to suppress religious freedom in Asia, warns a priest-journalist. Father Bernardo Cervellera, director of AsiaNews, described this …
read moreThe head of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong urged its members to fight against those who breached the "one country, two systems" principle and threatened freedom of speech. Bishop Joseph Zen …
read moreU.S. President George Bush thanked John Paul II for being a "strong symbol of freedom" able to "change societies and ... the world." The American chief executive addressed these words to the …
read moreDuring their meeting here Friday, U.S. leader George Bush will award John Paul II the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Vatican sources reported. Last November, the U.S. House of Representatives …
read moreHere is the text of the address John Paul II gave last Thursday when he met the new Sri Lankan ambassador to the Holy See, Sarala Manourie Fernando. * * * Your Excellency, I am pleased to …
read moreChicago's archbishop warned that the freedom of the Church in the United States "is now threatened by movements within" and "by government and groups outside." Cardinal Francis George …
read moreThe U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom published its annual report May 12 amid little media attention. The commission was established in 1998 to monitor religious freedom and …
read moreJohn Paul II believes that dialogue is a means to widen the realm of freedom in society. The Pope affirmed this in a message sent Tuesday to the musical group Gen Rosso, which gave a concert …
read moreVietnam has made progress in religious freedom over the past 15 years, but "there is still a long road ahead," says a Vatican official. Monsignor Pietro Parolin, undersecretary of the Vatican …
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