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Intervention in Iraq Would Be a Crime - Vatican

Wednesday, 19 March 2003, 10:28 am | www.zenit.org

VATICAN CITY, MARCH 17, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace said that a military intervention in Iraq would be a "crime against peace." More >>

Pope Says There Is Still Room for Peace in Iraq

Monday, 17 March 2003, 1:25 pm | www.zenit.org

John Paul II Says There Is Still Room for Peace in Iraq Reminds Saddam and U.N. Members of Their Responsibilities More >>

Jews and Muslims Join the Fast for Peace

Thursday, 6 March 2003, 4:21 pm | www.zenit.org

Muslim and Jewish leaders joined in the special day of prayer and fasting for peace and thanked the Pope publicly for the initiative. Mohammed Nour Dachan, president of the Union of Muslim Communities of Italy, told Vatican Radio that "at this time, ... More >>

John Paul II - Peace Calls for an End to Injustice

Thursday, 6 March 2003, 4:20 pm | www.zenit.org

Calling for the conversion of hearts, John Paul II said there will be no peace as long as social injustice continues in the world. More >>

Reflection on Meaning of Prayer and Fasting - Pope

Thursday, 6 March 2003, 4:19 pm | www.zenit.org

Here is a translation of John Paul II's address at today's general audience, which he dedicated to the spirit of Ash Wednesday. Earlier he had proclaimed this a day of prayer and fasting for peace. More >>

Prayer and Fasting Are Weapons of Peace - Pope

Thursday, 6 March 2003, 4:17 pm | www.zenit.org

John Paul II made an Ash Wednesday plea for prayer and fasting for peace and he proposed a "common effort to spare humanity another dramatic conflict." More >>

John Paul II Has Confidence in Bush, Papal Envoy

Wednesday, 5 March 2003, 10:33 am | www.zenit.org

VATICAN CITY, MARCH 3, 2003 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II's special envoy to meet with George W. Bush said that his mission proves the confidence that the Pope has in the U.S. president. More >>

Cardinal Laghi to Deliver a Papal Message to Bush

Monday, 3 March 2003, 1:18 pm | www.zenit.org

VATICAN CITY, MARCH 2, 2003 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II will send a special envoy to the United States with a message for President George W. Bush about the Iraq crisis. More >>

John Paul II Calls for Intense World Peace Prayer

Monday, 3 March 2003, 1:11 pm | www.zenit.org

VATICAN CITY, MARCH 2, 2003 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II made a renewed appeal for prayer and fasting for peace in the world, especially in the Holy Land and Iraq. More >>

John Paul II to Receive British Prime Minister

Thursday, 20 February 2003, 2:33 pm | www.zenit.org

VATICAN CITY, FEB. 19, 2003 (Zenit.org).- British Prime Minister Tony Blair is one of the many direct contacts John Paul II is pursuing in his efforts to ensure a peaceful solution to the Iraqi crisis. More >>

"No to War!" in Iraq and Holy Land- John Paul II

Wednesday, 15 January 2003, 12:44 am | www.zenit.org

VATICAN CITY, JAN. 13, 2003 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II urged an emphatic 'No to war!' in Iraq and the Holy Land, when he received the ambassadors of the world accredited to the Vatican. More >>

Arms Inspectors Hopeful as They Land in Iraq

Wednesday, 20 November 2002, 9:52 am | www.zenit.org

BAGHDAD, Iraq, NOV. 18, 2002 (Zenit.org).- The return of U.N. arms inspectors to Iraq raised hopes for peace between the United States and Saddam Hussein's regime. More >>

Tanks Again Surround Bethlehem´s Basilica

Wednesday, 29 May 2002, 9:43 am | www.zenit.org

JERUSALEM, MAY 27, 2002 (Zenit.org).- Israeli tanks surrounded Bethlehem's Basilica of the Nativity today, "to avoid Palestinian militiamen taking refuge in its interior," Israeli military officers reported. More >>

Where Are The UN, US and EU? - Vatican Radio

Friday, 8 March 2002, 10:20 am | www.zenit.org

VATICAN CITY, MARCH 6, 2002 (Zenit.org) - As new violence engulfs the Middle East, Vatican Radio raised the question: "Where are the United Nations, the United States and Europe?" More >>

Final Declaration of Religious Leaders At Assisi

Monday, 28 January 2002, 12:09 am | www.zenit.org

ASSISI, Italy, JAN. 25, 2002 (Zenit.org).- Following is the final declaration adopted by more than 250 religious leaders who participated on Thursday in the Day of Prayer for Peace. Listed are the names of the representatives who read each of the passages. More >>

Vatican Asks Israel to Permit Arafat at Christmas

Sunday, 30 December 2001, 12:53 pm | www.zenit.org

VATICAN CITY, DEC. 24, 2001 (ZENIT.org).- The Holy See asked the state of Israel to lift a ban on Yasser Arafat and let him participate in Christmas Mass in Bethlehem. More >>

Vatican Response to Cloning of First Human

Wednesday, 28 November 2001, 10:04 am | www.zenit.org

Official Vatican Response to Cloning of First Human Embryo "Firm Judgment Is Necessary: Unequivocal Condemnation" More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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