Archive for November, 2008

Interview With Stephen Ray
SAN FRANCISCO, California, SEPT. 19, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Following in the footsteps of St. Paul of Tarsus, one realizes what a manly man he was, according to the director of a documentary on the Apostle to the Gentiles.
Stephen Ray and his crew traveled through six countries to film “Paul: Contending for the Faith,” [...]

Selective Abortions Take High Toll of Girls
By Father John Flynn, L.C.
ROME, SEPT. 17, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Fears of a demographic crisis are mounting in India, where many years of female feticide have severely skewed the makeup of the population. Ironically, one of the latest warnings came from Ena Singh, a representative of the U.N. Population Fund [...]

Interview With Author Paul Thigpen
SAVANNAH, Georgia, SEPT. 17, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Those who don’t believe in hell are living with a very dangerous kind of wishful thinking, or a comfortable fantasy, says author Paul Thigpen.
In this interview with ZENIT, Thigpen discusses his new book “My Visit to Hell,” published by Creation House.
Thigpen is editor of The [...]

“The Church Must Feel Concerned Regarding Immigrants”
VATICAN CITY, SEPT. 15, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Here is the text of an address given by Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers, at the annual meeting of European national directors for the pastoral care of migrants, held in Sibiu, Romania, from Sept. 3 to [...]

“The Most Difficult Moment Was in Cairo”
ROME, SEPT. 16, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Though Cardinal Renato Martino wanted to be a missionary, his poor health prohibited him from following that dream. Instead, he joined the Holy See’s diplomatic service and in this way, he says, fulfilled his great desire to evangelize.
Cardinal Martino is now the president of [...]