Articles on this issue "truth"

Real Ecumenism Doesn't Compromise the Truth, Says Pope

Meets with Visiting Bishops from Brazil

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John Paul II urged bishops to foster a "healthy ecumenism," an authentic dialogue that does not make concessions to truth with Christian denominations. The Pope made his appeal Saturday when …

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A World Longing for Truth Needs Scripture, Says Pope

Message to Catholic Biblical Federation Meeting

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Observing that a world in search of the truth needs the Bible, John Paul II urged a Catholic group to "make the Scriptures accessible to all peoples." The Pope expressed this conviction in a …

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Cardinal Ratzinger Links Beauty and Faith

Warns of Advertising's Use of Images

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People of today will believe if they rediscover authentic beauty, says Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger says. In a message published today, the prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of …

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Beauty Opens Spirit to Mystery of God, Says John Paul II

Message to Meeting of Communion and Liberation

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A papal message points to beauty as a way for modern man to discover the truth of God. "The brilliance of contemplated beauty opens the spirit to the mystery of God," Cardinal Angelo Sodano, …

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Christianity a Mere Footnote as Europe Looks Toward Constitution?

President of Italian Senate Warns of Widespread Relativism

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Christianity has been relegated to the "et cetera" class in considerations about a European Constitution, warns an Italian lawmaker. Marcelo Pera, president of the Italian Senate and a …

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Cardinal Ratzinger Highlights Christian Challenge Following Sept. 11

"We See More Clearly the Abyss Man Faces"

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Avvenire).- The conventional wisdom since Sept. 11 is that a new world peace requires that "the Christian faith must give up its claim to truth," says Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. The prefect of …

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Service to the truth is "the most precious characteristic of a journalist," a Vatican aide told the Forum of the Association of Taiwan Journalists. In a speech Tuesday, Archbishop John P. …

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Radio Veritas Asia Goes Where Missionaries Can´t

Foundation Set Up to Support Church´s Broadcasting Station

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In the Philippines, Radio Veritas Asia is associated with local AM broadcasting. But few know about its shortwave radio station. That station reaches into South and Southeast Asia and the …

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A former broadcaster for the Urdu Program of Radio Veritas Asia (RVA) has been ordained archbishop. Archbishop Lawrence J. Saldanha, the new ordinary of Lahore, was director of the National …

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A Catholic bishop will likely be an observer on the Commission for Truth and Reconciliation that plans to investigate 20 years of human-rights abuses. In a statement, the Peruvian bishops …

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A scholar is not a creator of truth, but its explorer," John Paul II said, when he met with a group of rectors and professors from several Polish universities on Thursday. According to the …

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Who´s Afraid of the Truth?

It´s a Challenge for Modern Culture, Cardinal Says

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Contemporary culture fears to hear about "truth," says Cardinal Paul Poupard. "Truth is too strong a word for our ears, which are accustomed to weak thought," the president of the Pontifical …

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Pope Wants Truth About Bishop Gerardi´s Murder Told

Asks for Justice and Solidarity in Guatemala

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John Paul II urged that the truth be told about crimes committed against the Catholic Church in Guatemala, particularly the 1998 murder of Bishop Juan Gerardi. When he received the Guatemalan …

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A Vatican official made an appeal for journalistic professionalism, given its large impact on "the transmission of truth." Archbishop John P. Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for …

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