Priests and Seminarians Encouraged to Study in Rome

Pope´s Message for Inauguration of Argentine College

February 25, 2002 | 911 hits

John Paul II exhorted priests and seminarians to study in Rome, contending that in the heart of Christianity they will discover new horizons for their work of evangelization. The Pontiff made …

90% of Wars Since 1945 Occurred in Poor Countries

2 Million Children Died in One Decade, Caritas Says

January 21, 2002 | 186 hits

Since World War II, 90% of the conflicts in the world have taken place in poor countries. This fact was revealed in research carried out by Caritas-Italy, in collaboration with the magazines …

Scientific Studies Link Faith and Cures

Results Baffle Researchers

January 12, 2002 | 180 hits

Does God answer our prayers? At some stage all of us have prayed for the speedy recovery of a sick friend or relative. Now a study published by the British Medical Journal in its Dec. 22 issue …

More Than Half of Italian Religious Are Older Than 60

November 12, 2001 | 115 hits

More than half of the 24,730 religious living in Italy are at least 60, the age when many people in this country retire, a study says. A study presented at the Italian Conference of Major …

Osama bin Laden, in the Name of Allah ... or, Rather, of Oil

President of Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies Speaks

October 23, 2001 | 739 hits

Avvenire).- In no way is Islam related to the terrorists who struck the Twin Towers -- it is an excuse, says Father Justo Lacunza, president of the Pontifical Institute of Arabic and Islamic …