Articles on this issue "truth"
International law must respect spiritual and moral truths if it is to be at the service of individuals, peoples and nations, says John Paul II. The Pope emphasized the need for juridical …
read morePeople need the "consistent place of truth" in their lives so that their existence can be full of meaning, says the rector of the Lateran University. "The subject of truth ... in recent …
read moreThe tendency to extend declarations of marital nullity while disregarding the objective truth is a distortion of the whole process, John Paul II warned when receiving members of the Roman Rota …
read morePeople who work in the media should consider themselves at the service of truth -- not just be concerned about capturing the largest audience, says a Vatican official. "Respect for truth and …
read moreTruth and freedom are threatened in "our very hostile culture today," says Archbishop Sean O'Malley of Boston. The archbishop made this point in a speech he delivered to about 500 faithful at …
read moreThe concert for reconciliation between Christians, Jews and Muslims "is the expression of a truth that the Pope has been repeating for years," says a Vatican official. Bishop Brian Farrell, …
read moreHere is a pastoral letter in defense of the Church's teaching on contraception, published by Bishop Victor Galeone of St. Augustine. The letter was slightly adapted here. * * * Marriage: A …
read moreJohn Paul II says that peace requires the purification of the memory of individuals and peoples through forgiveness. It is "an indispensable premise for an international order of peace," the …
read moreDivine grace is "the light of wisdom and of the heart" which allows the "discovery of truth," John Paul II told university students and professors gathered for Mass at the beginning of a new …
read moreJohn Paul II says that Thomas Aquinas continues to teach contemporary men and women when the 13th-century saint states: "The human being comes from God and must return to him." "How …
read moreHere is the address John Paul II delivered today to the participants in the annual plenary meeting of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. * * * Your Eminences, Your Excellencies, …
read moreJohn Paul II said that truth and solidarity are two key elements that enable media professionals to become promoters of peace. The Pope made this statement today when he addressed the …
read moreJohn Paul II's message for World Day of Peace 2003 centered on key elements of Pope John XXIII's 1963 encyclical, "Pacem in Terris." There, John XXIII identified four important requirements …
read moreIn his Message for the World Day of Peace, John Paul II says peace calls for four essential conditions: truth, justice, love and freedom. The Pope proposes these "pillars" of peace inspired by …
read moreIs it pretentious for Christians to proclaim Christ as the only Savior of mankind? Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger posed that question Saturday, and in his response clarified the very meaning of the …
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