Articles on this issue "human rights"
For five decades and with great faith and courage, Cardinal József Mindszenty fought at great personal cost for religious freedom in his native Hungary, offering a witness to the kind of …
read moreStatement by H. E. Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva at the 22nd Session of the Human …
read moreArchbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva addressed the 22nd Session of the Human Rights Council today. Archbishop Tomasi spoke on the …
read more"A black cloud bringing rain," this is the meaning of the Arabic name ‘Wadima’. The tragic story of Wadima, a UAE girl of eight years, and his sister Mira, six, may bring a ray of sunshine to …
read moreThe Bishops of Zambia have called for respect and protection of human rights in their country which they say is "deteriorating at an alarming rate." In a report by Fides News Agency, the …
read moreHere is the address delivered by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, Secretary for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State and Head of the Holy See Delegation, at the 67th General …
read moreThe Holy See addressed the 17th Session of the U.N. Human Rights Council three times this week, advocating for traditional families and affirming that it is possible to have a world wherein …
read moreHere is the address Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See's permanent observer at the U.N. offices in Geneva, delivered June 3 to the 17th Session of the U.N. Human Rights Council on the …
read moreHere is the address Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See's permanent observer at the U.N. offices in Geneva, delivered June 3 during the general debate of the 17th Session of the U.N. Human …
read moreHere is the address Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See's permanent observer at the U.N. offices in Geneva, delivered Monday to the 17th Session of the U.N. Human Rights Council on …
read moreChina's one-child policy causes more violence against women and girls than any other policy on earth, than any official policy in the history of the world." These are the passionate words of …
read moreHere is the address Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, permanent representative of the Holy See to the U.N. offices in Geneva, delivered March 2 at the XVI ordinary session of the Human Rights Council …
read moreLast November's ruling against the display of crucifixes in Italian schools has caused the most widespread opposition in the history of the European Court of Human Rights: 20 countries are …
read moreChina’s human rights record was once more the focus of attention as June 4 marked the 20th anniversary of the bloody suppression of pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. The …
read moreHere is the address Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See's permanent observer at the U.N. offices in Geneva, gave March 16 before the ordinary session of the Human Rights Council. * * * Mr. …
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