by Beth | Oct 3, 2002 | Justice and Peace
On this feast of St. Francis let us pray the Peace Prayer attributed to him.Instrument of Peace In the tradition of St. Francis of Assisi   Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there...
by Beth | Oct 3, 2002 | Justice and Peace
Text of an address given Tuesday by Archbishop Renato Martino, head of the Holy See’s delegation at a session of the U.N. General Assembly on General and Complete Disarmament.Vatican Aide’s U.N. Address on Disarmament Weapons Incompatible with Peace, Says...
by Beth | Sep 28, 2002 | Justice and Peace
1st Strike Against Iraq Would Be Hard to Justify, Says Cardinal McCarrick Reflects U.S. Bishops’ Thinking WASHINGTON, D.C., SEPT. 27, 2002 (Zenit.org).- Restating the position of the U.S. bishops’ conference, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick urged lawmakers to...
by Beth | Sep 23, 2002 | Justice and Peace
Cardinal Ratzinger Says Unilateral Attack on Iraq Not Justified – Gives Personal Opinion; Favors Decision from U.N. TRIESTE, Italy, SEPT. 22, 2002 (Zenit.org).- Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger does not believe that a unilateral military attack by the United States...
by Beth | Sep 19, 2002 | Justice and Peace
Bishops Raise Serious Moral Questions about Force While Welcoming President’s Appeal to UN WASHINGTON (September 17, 2002) -– In a letter to President Bush, Bishop Wilton D. Gregory expressed serious questions about the moral legitimacy of any preemptive,...
by Beth | Sep 15, 2002 | Justice and Peace
LONDON, SEPT. 14, 2002 (Zenit.org).- The specter of U.S. military action against Iraq has prompted many religious leaders to urge further negotiations, or at least U.N. intervention, to avert an invasion or other form of aggression. But some have come out in favor of...
