by Beth | Feb 4, 2003 | Justice and Peace
Father Joe Foley, CM,, Congregation of the Mission NGO Representative at the UN has posted some food for thought on the website of the the Congregation’s NGO Office. One part of the reflection can be found at the “Urgent” page...
by Beth | Jan 25, 2003 | Justice and Peace
Say Western Policy Has Undermined Democracy There OTTAWA, JAN. 23, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Warning that an attack on Iraq will lead to “more hatred and and re-energized extremism,” the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement calling for peace...
by Beth | Jan 23, 2003 | Justice and Peace
A preventive war would violate ethical standards WURZBURG, Germany, JAN. 22, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the German Catholic bishops’ conference on the Iraq conflict. The conference supplied the translation. The struggle for war and peace in the...
by Beth | Jan 20, 2003 | Justice and Peace
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, JAN. 19, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The Conference of Catholic Bishops of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei made an urgent appeal to avoid an attack on Iraq while also calling on Baghdad to help the situation. In a statement sent to ZENIT, Archbishop...
by Beth | Jan 16, 2003 | Justice and Peace
“In his address to the General Assembly in July of 1998, the Superior General, Fr. Robert Maloney, indicated that the Congregation had begun the process of seeking “recognition at the United Nations as an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) so that we...
by Beth | Jan 13, 2003 | Justice and Peace
Pope John Paul II has expressed renewed opposition to the possibility of war in Iraq, saying the use of military force had to be the “very last option”. The complete BBC report is at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2654109.stm</a. A Zenit.org report...
