Articles on this issue "fundamentalism"
Benedict XVI says that terrorism, nihilism and fanatic fundamentalism are the current threats to world peace. The Pope\'s words echoed in St. Peter\'s Basilica on the first day of 2006, …
read moreThe recent wave of violence against Christians in India is part "of a plan led by fundamentalist groups," says the secretary-general of the bishops' conference. "Practically all of these …
read moreFalse reports of conversions and reconversions; ongoing violence; and threats of counter-festivals at Christmas are among the ongoing problems Christians face in some states of India. Catholic …
read moreFundamentalism is by no means a monolithic phenomenon, says a leading expert on religions. Massimo Introvigne, founder and director of the Center of Studies on New Religions, addresses the …
read moreIndonesian Catholics are keeping a close watch on the trial of extremist leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir to see how the new democracy relates to Muslim fundamentalists groups in that country. "This …
read moreThe Church in India keeps on bearing witness to Christ, even as Hindu attacks on Christians continue, says Cardinal Telesphore Toppo. "Hindu extremist movements will always be a problem," the …
read moreNasir Masih, a Catholic arrested on a trumped-up charge of robbery, died after being attacked by a lynch mob of Muslim fundamentalists, including six policemen, a bishops' commission says. The …
read moreIndian Archbishop Raphael Cheenath of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar said that the attack by Hindu fundamentalists on a Catholic church in his territory was organized and premeditated. On Aug. 26, in the …
read moreArchbishop Diarmuid Martin said he discovered a range of fundamentalists when he returned to Ireland last year, after more than three decades abroad. Addressing the theme "Orthodoxies and …
read moreThe "clash of civilizations" is fueled not only by radical Islamism but also by secular fundamentalism, says an expert on terrorism. Javier Jordán, author of the book "Prophets of Fear," holds …
read moreIndian voters decided "not to give in to fundamentalism" when they handed a victory to the Congress Party over the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, says the Catholic bishops' …
read moreEgypt's 250,000 Coptic-Catholics are enjoying a flowering of vocations, despite divisions among Christians and pressure from Muslim fundamentalists. Cardinal Stephanos II Ghattas, patriarch of …
read moreThe president of India's episcopate vows the Church won't back down in the face of intimidation by Hindu extremists. "Catholics must not let Hindu fundamentalists weaken the Church's …
read moreRecent incidents of Hindu fundamentalist violence against Christians in the Diocese of Jhabua were planned by extremists "to keep tension high," says Cardinal Telesphore Toppo. Hindu …
read moreThe recent electoral victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party augurs "hard times" for the Christian community in India, says Bishop Victor Kindo of Raigarh. The results of the Dec. 1 elections in …
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