Articles on this issue "freedom"
John Paul II called for effective legal equality among the Churches in Ukraine, when he welcomed the new ambassador of Kiev to the Vatican. At an audience today, the Pope said the Catholic …
read moreThe life of Christ shows how full freedom is attained by abandoning oneself to God's will, John Paul II heard at the first complete day of his annual retreat. The preacher of the Spiritual …
read moreThe Vietnamese government relies on persecution, imprisonment and the death penalty to silence dissidents even though it officially recognizes freedom of religion, says a Redemptorist priest. …
read moreJust before Christmas the U.S. State Department published a report on religious freedom for the year ending last June 30. Some countries such as China reject the annual survey as an …
read moreHere is the address John Paul II delivered today when receiving the letters of credence of Chou-seng Tou, the new ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Holy See. * * * Mr. …
read moreJohn Paul II says there can be no genuine development without freedom, and no genuine freedom without the free exercise of religion in society. The Pope expressed this conviction today when …
read moreTruth and freedom are threatened in "our very hostile culture today," says Archbishop Sean O'Malley of Boston. The archbishop made this point in a speech he delivered to about 500 faithful at …
read moreThe Portuguese section of the charity Aid to the Church in Need has established the John Paul II International Award to recognize individuals or institutions that promote justice and peace and …
read moreJohn Paul II warns that a confusion between secularism and laicism is spreading in Europe and could become a threat to freedom of religion. The Pope's concern, which he expressed last year in …
read moreAs part of its series on the documents of Second Vatican Council, ZENIT turned to Father Richard John Neuhaus, editor in chief of First Things, for his views on "Dignitatis Humanae," the 1965 …
read moreThe draft Afghan Constitution establishes Islam as the state religion and makes no reference to freedom of worship for other confessions. This is reflected in Article 2, which has caused wide …
read moreHere is the statement by Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations, before the third Committee of the General Assembly last Friday on "Human Rights …
read moreIn an address to the United Nations, the Holy See highlighted the violation of the fundamental human right of religious freedom in many countries and stressed its damaging effect on peace. …
read moreThe Holy See and Brandenburg signed an agreement to regulate relations between the Catholic Church and the majority-Protestant German state. The treaty regulates questions "such as religious …
read moreHere is the address John Paul II delivered today to the participants in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). * * * Mr. President, …
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