Articles on this issue "fundamentalism"
The Church "is not fundamentalist" on the matter of divorce, says the secretary of the Italian bishops conference, in response to media criticisms of John Paul IIs address Tuesday to the Roman …
read moreThe Vatican missionary agency Fides reported that 33 missionaries were killed worldwide in 2001, though it acknowledges the list is far from complete. The majority were victims of religious or …
read moreThe Dec. 6 ZENIT Forum on the Harry Potter phenomenon brought a record number of e-mails from readers. To continue the discussion, ZENIT turned again to Canadian author Michael D. OBrien to …
read moreChristians continue to face frequent harassment and hostility in India, a country that is 81% Hindu and only 2.3% Christian. Many international human rights organizations have expressed their …
read moreFides).- An American Dominican working at the parish where 18 people died Sunday says its time to limit the air attacks in neighboring Afghanistan. "The bombing in Afghanistan must be stopped, …
read moreA champion of dialogue with Islam urged the Synod of Bishops to condemn the human-rights violation that occur in some Muslim states, especially those where fundamentalism holds sway. …
read moreAvvenire).- Father Joseph Mouannes, a Lebanese, doesnt like it when religion is used for political reasons. The rector of the Catholic University of Kaslik, a theologian and anthropologist, …
read moreThe Catholic Church in Pakistan held a National Day of Prayer today, in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. The Fides news agency reported that the initiative took …
read moreThe Catholic Church in Pakistan held a National Day of Prayer today, in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. The Fides news agency reported that the initiative took …
read moreOn Saturday, John Paul II will arrive in a country that is on a tightrope. Kazakhstan sits in a region that is bracing for a possible U.S. military strike against Afghanistan in the wake of …
read moreThe Holy See denounced what it sees as an aggressive campaign by fundamentalist religious groups, most of them U.S.-based, to infiltrate Guatemala in recent years. The criticism came in a …
read moreIslams main problem is in its own ranks, among the "ignorant who do not know the real principles of religion," says Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Addressing the 13th Congress of the …
read moreWith an estimated 2 million deaths, the civil war in Sudan is by far the bloodiest in Africas recent history. In spite of repeated condemnations by other nations and human rights groups, the …
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