Articles on this issue "racism"
In an era of artificial procreation and human cloning, genetic engineering risks becoming a "new form of racism," the Vatican warns in a newly updated document. "The development of these …
read moreThe Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace today published the document “The Church and Racism: For a More Fraternal Society” with an eye toward the U.N. Conference Against Racism. The …
read moreThe upcoming U.N. World Conference Against Racism might fail before it begins. The U.S. State Department said that Secretary of State Colin Powell would not attend because of "offensive" …
read moreHere is a translation of John Paul IIs address which he gave before leading pilgrims in praying the Angelus at midday. * * * Dear Brothers and Sisters! 1. "I am coming to gather all nations …
read moreRacism, aggressive nationalism and ethnic violence are attacks against the human family and serious offenses against God, John Paul II said. The Pope made this statement today when he met with …
read moreRacism "is more alive than ever, under different guises," Cardinal Roger Etchegaray told a U.N. round table in Geneva. The cardinal, a former president of the Pontifical Council for Justice …
read moreAn African conference has urged stronger efforts against racism and warned about the trafficking and abuse of women and girls and the "feminization" of poverty. More than 70 Catholics from 25 …
read moreNew historical findings on the period right before World War II reveal the Catholic Churchs categorical opposition to racism, especially anti-Semitism. A new book is now on sale in Germany …
read moreIreland, world famous for one of its adopted son, St. Patrick, is now facing an another type of newcomer: the refugee. Ireland, for years a nation unto itself, has stumbled into the new …
read moreIreland, world famous for one of its adopted son, St. Patrick, is now facing an another type of newcomer: the refugee. Ireland, for years a nation unto itself, has stumbled into the new …
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