Articles on this issue "secularism"
John Paul II says the great challenge facing the Catholic Church in England and Wales is secularism, which must be addressed with a "new impetus in Christian living." The effects of a concept …
read moreJoseph Weiler, a practicing Jew and constitutional lawyer of international renown, thinks it is absurd that a future Constitution of the European Union would not mention Christianity. Weiler, …
read moreJohn Paul II named 21 consultors for the Vatican Congregation for Clergy, including two U.S. bishops and a top American theologian. The new American episcopal consultors are Archbishop Daniel …
read moreA debate in France over Muslim girls who wear veils to school has taken a more formal tone with the creation of a government panel on laicism. The Commission of Reflection on the Application …
read moreAvvenire).- Even a "laicist" France is raising its voice against the omission of Christianity in the early draft preamble of the future European Constitution. The text of the draft, presented …
read moreJohn Paul II says the Gospel and the living Tradition offer the Catholic Church in India the answer to the threats of fundamentalism and the temptations of secularism. The Pope addressed the …
read moreHere is a translation of the address John Paul II gave today before reciting the Angelus with the crowds in St. Peter's Square. * * * Dear Brothers and Sisters! 1. Last Friday, Feb. 14, we …
read moreThe convention that will define Europe's constitutional future runs the risk of forgetting the continent's religious and spiritual heritage, warn representatives of the Holy See. "European …
read moreA Muslim scholar thinks Islam can adapt itself to Europe, but warns that the continent in turn has to soften its stance on laicism if it wants to survive. "Islam, as it has done in all places …
read moreChristian views must not be silenced by an "intolerant secularism" in the public arena, says the president of the U.S. bishops' conference. Bishop Wilton Gregory made that contention as he …
read moreJohn Paul II encouraged the 400,000-member Secular Franciscan Order to live "the perfection of charity," when he met with participants of the group's 10th General Chapter. In his address …
read moreHere is the text of an address given by Bishop Donald Wuerl of Pittsburgh at the recent International Catechetical Congress Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Publication of the …
read moreIn a message to the Carmelite family, John Paul II called its religious and third-order members to be beacons of light in a troubled world. In the letter, addressed to Father Joseph Calmers, …
read moreCardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, archbishop of Westminster, denounced the tenets of secular liberalism as ridiculous and feeble, the Telegraph reported. Liberalism in society and the media was …
read moreHere is the text of the "Draft: Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" published today by the U.S. bishops conference at its Web site. * * * Draft: Charter for the Protection …
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