Articles on this issue "travel and tourism"
Respect for the dignity of the person and his fundamental rights are examples of the values that the tourist phenomenon has transmitted, the Vatican says. Monsignor Piero Monni, the permanent …
read moreTourism can become a privileged instrument to combat poverty, John Paul II says in a message for this year's World Tourism Day. Commenting on the theme of the World Day -- that tourism can …
read moreA Vatican aide lamented the legal vacuum that exists in regards to sexual tourism, and he called for an appreciation of the efforts by religious institutions to combat pedophilia. Archbishop …
read moreFides).- Catholics must work to eliminate violence and discrimination against women, says the president of the Thai bishops' Commission for Women's Issues. In a pastoral letter to Thai …
read moreVatican City is peaceful, but criminal prosecutions are too lengthy, says the promoter of justice in this tiny state. At today's solemn start of the judicial year, Nicola Picardi made an …
read moreJohn Paul II proposes "ethical" tourism as a "key to sustainable development," in his message for the 23rd World Tourism Day. In the text, published today by the Vatican Press Office, the Pope …
read moreJohn Paul II warns that "ecotourism" could become a new form of "abuse and discrimination" in the world. The warning comes in a papal message written for the 23rd World Tourism Day, which will …
read moreJohn Paul II said that immigrants, especially those illegal, must not be abandoned to their fate. Rather, they deserve assistance from everyone, particularly the Catholic Church, the Pope …
read moreFollowing is the March 16 address of the Vatican permanent observer, Monsignor Piero Monni, to the 10th Meeting of the World Tourism Organizations Task Force for the Protection of Children …
read moreOne million children worldwide are sexually exploited every year, the Vaticans permanent observer at the World Tourism Organization says. Monsignor Piero Monni addressed the 10th Meeting of …
read moreThe sexual exploitation of children in tourism will come under heavy attack by the Vatican at a meeting of the World Tourism Organization on Saturday. Archbishop Piero Monni, the Vaticans …
read moreTourists on Christmas Day stayed away from the town where Jesus was born, frightened by more than a year of violence. Israel prevented Yasser Arafat from making his annual pilgrimage. Latin …
read moreSexual abuse involving children is a criminal act that demands "more political will" to battle it at the international level, a Vatican representative told a conference. The second World …
read moreThe Holy Land crisis that has kept away pilgrims and tourists has plunged thousands of workers and their families into ruin. As a result, organizations responsible for pilgrimages have …
read moreAn economic slump, religious friction and Palestinian-Israeli fighting have further dampened hopes for Christmas this year in this boyhood home of Jesus, the Associated Press reports. The …
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