Articles on this issue "secularism"
A book including a signed letter from Benedict XVI to Marcello Pera has been released, entitled Freedom and Laicism. The book, including the Pope's letter and the response from Pera, the …
read moreBenedict XVI described the separation of the Church and state as "great progress for humanity." At the same time, the Pope clarified that when the Church expounds moral principles publicly, it …
read moreSecularism is not simple acceptance of religion \"as a private event, as a sect in the market of religious sentiments or as a vague and generic mysticism,\" says a Vatican official. These \ …
read moreThe July terror bombings in England opened up a debate over the place of Islam in the country. It also triggered heated words over the role of religion in general. Not a few commentaries …
read moreThe July terror bombings in England opened up a debate over the place of Islam in the country. It also triggered heated words over the role of religion in general. Not a few commentaries …
read moreIn a democratic system, representatives of the Catholic Church and of other religions have the right to propose without being accused outright of "intolerance," says the Holy See. Intolerance …
read moreJohn Paul II says that secularist ideology is incompatible with religious liberty. In an address today to a grouping of visiting Spanish bishops, the Pope analyzed some of the challenges the …
read moreCardinal Joseph Ratzinger and the president of the Italian Senate agree that there must be collaboration among Catholics, nonbelievers and believers of other religions "to rediscover a common …
read moreSecularism is a phenomenon whose roots are in liberalism and relativism, says Cardinal Paul Poupard. The president of the Pontifical Council for Culture made that point today when addressing …
read moreReligious expression doesn't have a privileged place in the public square -- but it does a prominent one, says the archbishop of Dublin. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, delivering the RTE Michael …
read moreJohn Paul II greeted the Salesian superiors who are currently gathered to study the challenges in Europe facing their religious family and the Church. Before taking leave of the pilgrims …
read moreIn the face of Europe's ideological laicism, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger thinks that the way religious freedom works in the United States is a model worth studying. The prefect of the …
read moreSome Catholic doctors in Europe warn about the growing influence of secularism, which they fear might curtail their freedom in health care. "If in the past we spoke about pernicious ideologies …
read moreAn expert in ecclesial affairs cautions about a growing anti-clerical mentality and the conformism that it is producing. Father Giandomenico Mucci writes about the trend in the latest edition …
read moreHere is the text of Cardinal Edward Egan's address to John Paul II today during a visit by bishops of the ecclesiastical province of New York. * * * Most Holy Father, It is with filial …
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