Archive for the ‘violence’ Category

By Father John Flynn, LC ROME, FEB. 28, 2010 (Zenit.org).- In recent years, religion has come to be seen as a problem or a threat to national or international security. One strategy for countering religious extremism has been to attempt to banish faith to the purely private sphere. This is a big mistake, according to [...]

  Abolishing All Things Romanesque in France By Elizabeth Lev ROME, SEPT. 13, 2007 (Zenit.org).- George Weigel gave us the brilliant visual metaphor of France’s cultural dichotomy in his 2005 book, “The Cube and the Cathedral.” Looking out over Paris from La Grande Arche, the cube-shaped monument that houses the International Foundation for Human Rights, [...]

Interview With Chief Electoral Commissioner FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, AUG. 28, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Sierra Leone’s Aug. 11 elections were the first held there since U.N. peacekeepers left — and they did not reignite an 11-year-old war that plagued the country since 1991. Sierra Leoneans are now awaiting a Sept. 8 runoff between the leading two presidential [...]

Considers Possible U.N. Sanction of Moratorium VATICAN CITY, AUG. 21, 2007 (Zenit.org).- In a 13-page report, the Fides news agency of the Vatican Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples takes a look at the death penalty, calling it “cruel and unnecessary.” “Love Your Enemies: How States Take Lives” includes an overview of the methods that [...]

Interview With Aviation Chaplain President ROME, JULY 26, 2007 (Zenit.org).- The Church has an important role in the fight against terrorism, and airport ministry is one way to help, says the Protestant president of the International Association of Civil Aviation Chaplains. In this interview with ZENIT, Reverend Andrea Krasznai speaks about the unique ministry found [...]





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