by Beth | Mar 16, 2003 | Justice and Peace
So far 6621 candle light vigils for peace has been scheduled in 139 couintries http://www.moveon.org/vigil/
by Beth | Mar 14, 2003 | Justice and Peace
Vatican Official Repeats: No War without UN Approval Speaking on Vatican Radio, the archbishop– who was formerly the permanent observer for the Holy See at the UN– “this crisis cannot be resolved except through the United Nations.” He said that...
by Beth | Mar 14, 2003 | Justice and Peace
VATICAN, Mar 14, 03 (CWNews.com) — The papal nuncio in Iraq will remain in Baghdad even in the event of war, the Holy See has announced. “It is a time-honored tradition of the Holy See that its diplomatic representatives remain close to the population to...
by Beth | Mar 10, 2003 | Justice and Peace
I have just received word of a site that provides the prayers for peace used by the world’s religions. The same site has a petition asking world religious leaders who have spoken out so strongly against this war to gather in Baghdad as a way of averting war....
by Beth | Mar 9, 2003 | Justice and Peace
WASHINGTON, D.C., MARCH 8, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Concerns over civilian casualties in an Iraq war are fueling opposition to any such conflict. Estimates of deaths or the number of refugees caused by a war vary widely, but all agree that large numbers of innocent people...
by Beth | Mar 9, 2003 | Justice and Peace
ROME, MARCH 7, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace gave his support to a U.S. delegation of movements that oppose the death penalty and work to reform the judicial system for minors. Archbishop Renato Martino shared with...
