Articles on this issue "military and armed forces"
Thursday in the White House, President Barack Obama bestowed on Fr. Emil Kapaun the nation's highest military recognition, the Medal of Honor. The priest, who died in a prisoner of war camp …
read moreAs we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ at Christmas, Mary is a precious "guide of our waiting." Archbishop Vincenzo Pelvi, prelate for the Italian armed forces, affirmed this last …
read moreTo avoid war, leaders must first consult the "ABC's of peace" that are written on the hearts and minds of all people, says the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. …
read moreHere are the notes from a homily given by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin on Saturday. He led the '08 international military pilgrimage to Lourdes. * * * We are gathered in a privileged …
read moreTwo military chaplains who died on duty, and who have since been declared Servants of God, were presented as models of generosity by the Archdiocese for the Military Services. Bishop Richard …
read moreDue to what a Vatican archivist calls a "sketchy" error, a document exonerating the Knights Templar of heresy is only now being made public. This morning in the Old Synod Hall, the a number of …
read moreDefense of human dignity is the only ray of light in the darkness of war, said Cardinal Renato Martino. Cardinal Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, said this …
read moreHere is a Vatican translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered in the Vatican on Oct. 26 to the participants in the 5th International Congress of Military Ordinariates. * * * Your …
read moreThe United Nations' presence in the Congo (MONUC) will be reinforced and its present mandate extended, following Tuesday's resolution to increase its soldiers and observers in the country from …
read moreWorking with the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, the Knights of Columbus has donated 10,000 rosaries to troops serving in Iraq. The group is also printing 100,000 copies of a …
read moreA Spanish missionary was arrested Tuesday amidst the violence taking place in Kisangani, north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Father Xavier Zabalo, Jesuit in the parish of Cristo …
read moreThe Council of Maronite Bishops in Lebanon has severely attacked Syrias presence and influence in Lebanon, BBC reported. In their strongest criticism of Syria in a year, the Christian bishops …
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