Vatican Notes & Quotes

October 31 - November 6, 1999 Issue

America Magazine Sends Double Message

AMERICA, Oct. 23-An editorial in the Oct. 23 issue of the national Jesuit magazine America contends that the recent biography of Pope Pius XII by Peter Cornwell “fails as a work of historical scholarship.” This opinion is an unpopular one in the secular press,... READ MORE

Papal Trip to Iraq Still On, But Date May Change

October 31 - November 6, 1999 Issue

VATICAN CITY-The Vatican has decided to go ahead with plans for Pope John Paul II to make a controversial pilgrimage to Iraq but may change the date from December to January, Vatican sources said Oct. 21.

The resumed planning indicated that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has provided the guarantees... READ MORE

Martyrs Are a Sign of Hope For Europe, Synod Contends

BY Raymond J. De Souza

October 31 - November 6, 1999 Issue

VATICAN CITY-The Special Assembly for Europe of the Synod of Bishops closed Oct. 23 on a note of hope.

The synod, which began three weeks ago stressing the dire straits in which Christianity often finds itself in Europe, chose to conclude by proclaiming a “Gospel of hope.”

“Man cannot live without... READ MORE

Pope John Paul II: Through Love, God Offers Man AShare in His Divine Nature

October 24-30, 1999 Issue

VATICAN CITY—God offers humans the ability to share in divinity by loving as he does, said Pope John Paul II.

“The ability to love as God loves is offered to every Christian as the fruit of the paschal mystery of death and resurrection,” the Pope told 16,000 pilgrims gathered under autumn sunshine... READ MORE

Weigel’s Adventures and Surprises As Biographer of the Holy Father

October 24-30, 1999 Issue

SEATTLE—George Weigel has provided readers of diocesan papers nationwide an inside look at the making of his biography of Pope John Paul II.

In a series of four syndicated weekly columns that ends Oct. 26, the Witness to Hope author tells the story of how he came to write a story that understands... READ MORE

Defending Pius XII, Vatican Goes On the Offensive

October 24-30, 1999 Issue

VATICAN CITY—Taking the offensive, the Vatican has sharply rejected charges that Pope Pius XII ignored the plight of the Jews during World War II because he was antiSemitic and supported Nazi Germany as a bulwark against the Soviet Union and communism.

Jesuit Father Pierre Blet, the Vatican's... READ MORE

To Know Him We Must Experience God in Love

October 17-23, 1999 Issue

VATICAN CITY—Knowledge of God is less an intellectual process than a growth in his love, Pope John Paul II told pilgrims.

The Pope characterized as a temptation — in some cases a prejudice — to reduce the Gospel to an ethical system, complete with prohibitions and impersonal precepts.

“Certainly... READ MORE

Vatican Notes & Quotes

From Selected Sources

October 17-23, 1999 Issue

Iraqi Cleric Expects the Pope to Meet With Saddam

REUTERS, Oct. 6—Iraq's leading Christian cleric said he believes Pope John Paul II remains committed to a millennium pilgrimage to Iraq and that he expects the Pope to meet with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, the wire service reported.

Vatican... READ MORE

Blessed Katherine Drexel Moves One Step Closer to Canonization

BY Josh Mercer

October 17-23, 1999 Issue

BENSALEM, Pa.—A medical board for the Vatican ruled Oct. 7 that there was no natural cause for the cure of a 17 month-old child's deafness.

The child was born with nerve deafness in 1992 and medical tests confirmed the condition in September 1993. In November, the family learned that prayer for the... READ MORE

The Sexual Revolution Is Over, Says Cardinal

BY Paul Burnell

October 10-16, 1999 Issue

LONDON — The sexual revolution has run out of steam and a return to the virtues of strong families is under way, a senior Vatican official told a September conference on sex education.

Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, said that many of those who... READ MORE

Vatican Notes & Qoutes

October 10-16, 1999 Issue

Why No Muslim Condemnation of Timor Violence?

FAMIGLIA CHRISTIANA, Sept. 24—In an interview with the Italian magazine, a leading Vatican official questioned why Muslim leaders have not spoken out in condemnation of militia violence against the mostly Catholic population of East Timor.

Archbishop... READ MORE

Crusader Against Child Prostitution

BY Paul Burnell

October 10-16, 1999 Issue

LONDON—Columban Father Shay Cullen's call for an international court to protect children is the latest effort in a missionary career that has focused on saving abused and neglected children.

The 56-year-old priest's primary effort has centered on the eradication of child prostitution, a practice... READ MORE

Crusading Priest Calls for Children’s Court

BY Paul Burnell

October 10-16, 1999 Issue

LONDON—The world's exploited and violated children need their own court of human rights, a crusading priest urged a major United Nations conference.

Columban Father Shay Cullen, an advocate for the abolition of child prostitution, made his latest proposal in August at the International... READ MORE

Vatican Notes & Quotes

From selected sources

September 19-25, 1999 Issue

Pope Unperturbed by Iraq Visit's Detractors

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Sept. 4—While Pope John Paul II's proposed trip to Iraq has yet to be confirmed, “critics are already beginning to protest it, from Iraqi dissidents to a major Jewish group,” said the Tribune's Steve Kloehn.

He added: “Senior Clinton... READ MORE

Orthodox Leaders Rule Out Jubilee Papal Visit to Greece

September 19-25, 1999 Issue

ATHENS, Greece—The likelihood of a visit by Pope John Paul II to Greece during the Great Jubilee year 2000 has been greatly diminished by the lack of a welcome from the Greek Orthodox Church.

“Pope John Paul II must apologize for centuries of perceived Roman Catholic misdeeds against Christian... READ MORE

John Paul II to Visit Republic of Georgia

September 19-25, 1999 Issue

VATICAN CITY—Pope John Paul II will travel to the Republic of Georgia Nov. 8–9, his second visit this year to a predominantly Orthodox country.

The Pope will stop in the former Soviet republic on his way back from India, where he plans to preside over events Nov. 5–8 to ceremonially close the Asian... READ MORE

Pope Meets With Arafat, Welcomes Latest Mideast Accord

September 19-25, 1999 Issue

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy—In a meeting with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Pope John Paul II expressed satisfaction at the West Bank land-for-security accord that gave new life to the Palestinian-Israeli peace process.

After signing the breakthrough agreement in Egypt Sept. 5, Arafat traveled to... READ MORE

Kidnapping Condemned by Vatican

August 29 - September 4, 1999 Issue

VATICAN CITY-Pope John Paul II condemned the Aug. 15 kidnapping of a Colombian bishop, and appealed for a lasting peace to end the “absurd violence”'in Colombia.

The Pope made his remarks at the end of his Aug. 18 general audience.

Speaking in a firm voice, the Holy Father said “the news of the... READ MORE

Kidnap Ordeal Continues in Colombia

August 29 - September 4, 1999 Issue

On May 30 rebels of the National Liberation Army stormed the church of LaMaria in Cali, Colombia, during Mass and kidnapped more than 150 people. The children captured were soon released, but about 40 adults are still being held in terrible conditions high in the thick jungle. Evening temperatures... READ MORE

Holy Father Grieves and Prays For Turkish Earthquake Victims

August 29 - September 4, 1999 Issue

VATICAN CITY-Pope John Paul II sent his condolences after an earthquake in Turkey killed thousands of people and injured thousands more.

An Aug. 17 telegram in the Pope's name and signed by the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, said the Holy Father was “deeply saddened by the news... READ MORE

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