Violence must never be carried out in God’s name Pope Benedict insisted as he marked the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. “The tragedy of that day is compounded by the perpetrators’ claim to be acting in God’s name,” he said. In a letter sent a letter to Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, Read more
Life is getting back to normal in Tripoli according to its Apostolic Vicar, Bishop Giovanni Martinelli. “Life begins to return slowly back to normality. There are no particular difficulties,” the bishop said. “In the past days Masses were celebrated without problems and safely,” he added. “Among the Catholics present in Libya I once again want Read more
War and the arms trade that feeds it cannot make life for the people on our small planet more just or more secure. It is not simply that crimes are committed by all sides in every war. War itself is the crime says Paul Oestreicher “Unless we change, unless the Church moves to the margins Read more
In a repeated call to end the the fighting in Cote d’Ivoire and Libya, Pope Benedict said “Violence and hatred are always a failure.” Appealing for an immediate end to the fighting he said all sides should launch peace efforts “to stop further bloodshed.” Benedict says he is continuing to follow both these dramatic events Read more
An estimated 10,000 Ivorians are seeking refuge at a church amid mounting international concern about the humanitarian situation in the West African nation. The internally displaced persons sought shelter at a church in Duekoue as the town became engulfed in fighting between forces backing Alassane Ouattara, the UN-certified and internationally recognized president, and the forces Read more
Pope Benedict has made repeated appeals for peace in Libya. He has expressed “anxiety for the safety and security of civilians” and urged that dialogue rather than military force be used in order to reach a peaceful solution. He appealed to international organisations and to “those who bear political and military responsibilities to immediately begin talks aimed at the Read more