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A free man demands freedom for all

A free man demands freedom for all

Reporters-ucanews.com - JPIC News el Tue, Jun 17th 2014

"You (the Chinese communists) can tie me up, can take me away, chop my head off, but not as a slave," said the cardinal in an online radio program yesterday evening. Hong Kong people should "not succumb to fate but maintain one's own dignity," the cardinal said.

Blessed are the peacemakers

Blessed are the peacemakers

Josephine McKenna & Inna Lazareva- The Telegrpah - JPIC News el Mon, Jun 9th 2014

Pope Francis calls for 'new journey towards peace' in unprecedented prayer meeting at the Vatican between Israeli and Palestinian presidents, Shimon Peres and Mahmoud Abbas.

Iranian killer's execution halted at last minute by victim's parents

Iranian killer's execution halted at last minute by victim's parents

Saeed Kamali Dehghan - The Guardian - JPIC News el Sat, May 3rd 2014
The victim's mother hugged the grieving mother of the man her son had killed. The two women sobbed in each other's arms – one because she had lost her son, the other because hers had been saved. The action by Hosseinzadeh's mother was all the more extraordinary as it emerged that this was not the first son she had lost.
Dutch priest murdered in his church in the besieged Syrian city of Homs

Dutch priest murdered in his church in the besieged Syrian city of Homs

Ruth Sherlock, Beirut and Magdy Samaan - BBC - Missions el Tue, Apr 8th 2014

A Dutch priest who had refused to leave the besieged Syrian city of Homs in solidarity with its residents, was on Monday beaten and then shot dead in his monastery by a masked gunman. During more than three years of war, Jesuit Father Francis Van der Lugt, 75, had insisted on remaining in Homs, risking starvation and near constant shellfire, until every last civilian could be evacuated from the district.

"Never be afraid of tenderness"

"Never be afraid of tenderness"

Andrea Tornielli - Vatican Insider - Articles el Wed, Dec 25th 2013

 In this exclusive interview, Pope Francis speaks about Christmas, hunger in the world, the suffering of children, the reform of the Roman Curia, women cardinals, the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), and the upcoming visit to the Holy Land.

Saudis execute maid for infant's death

Saudis execute maid for infant's death

UCA News - JPIC News el Thu, Jan 17th 2013

The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that Rizana Nafeek, who was imprisoned at Saudi Arabia's Dawad-mi Prison since 2005, was executed around 11:40 am local time yesterday. Before her execution, Nafeek retracted a confession that she said was made under duress, and said the infant died from choking while feeding from a bottle.

Christians without compromises

Christians without compromises

Benedict XVI - Financial Times - Articles el Mon, Dec 24th 2012

In an article for the 'Financial Times' Benedict XVI presents Christmas as a time to engage with the world. This infant, born in an obscure and far-flung corner of the Empire, was to offer the world a far greater peace, truly universal in scope and transcending all limitations of space and time.

Justin Welby’s social conscience

Justin Welby’s social conscience

Melanie McDonagh - The Spectator - Articles el Mon, Nov 26th 2012

One of the things we know about the next Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is that he doesn’t like bankers. Another is that he has given a good deal of thought to the question of social sin. A third is that he has been profoundly influenced by the social teaching of a nineteenth century pope, Leo XIII, as expressed in his 1891 encyclical, Rerum Novarum.

The Nun Who Broke Into the Nuclear Sanctum

The Nun Who Broke Into the Nuclear Sanctum

William J. Broad - The New York Times - Religious el Mon, Aug 13th 2012

Sister Megan Rice, 82, a Roman Catholic nun of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, and two male accomplices have carried out what nuclear experts call the biggest security breach in the history of the nation’s atomic complex, making their way to the inner sanctum of the site where the United States keeps crucial nuclear bomb parts and fuel.

 Swiss bishops against the logic of financial markets

Swiss bishops against the logic of financial markets

Swiss Bishops' Conference - L'Osservatore Romano - Reporters el Mon, Aug 6th 2012

In a pastoral letter the bishops encourage the community to follow the simple but fundamental advice that “money is at the service of man and man is not a slave of money”. Money, the prelates say in particular, “is not made to be increased by itself. It is not an end in itself”.

Syria’s unpredictable future

Syria’s unpredictable future

The Tablet - Editorial 4th of August - Articles el Sun, Aug 5th 2012

The innocent victims are at present the citizens of Aleppo, Syria’s second city. The rebels held important districts until the Syrian army launched overwhelming force against them. As ever, women and children are particularly at risk.Aleppo has a significant Christian population, and no doubt Pope Benedict had them in mind when he called for an end to the bloodshed. 

Philippines: Missionaries escape Basilan ambush

Philippines: Missionaries escape Basilan ambush

Louis Guades, cmf - UCA News - Activities el Tue, Jul 17th 2012

Two Claretian missionary priests, a deacon and a theology student narrowly escaped an attempted ambush by suspected Abu Sayyaf militants in Basilan province Sunday. The incident occurred four days after the al-Qaeda-linked terror group were thought to have killed eight people and wounded 22 others in an attack on plantation workers on the same road near the village of Tumahubong.