VATICAN CITY, JAN. 31, 2003 (Zenit.org).- L’Osservatore Romano strongly criticized the concept of a “preventive war” and drew attention to the plight of the Iraqi people.

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Religious Motives Ruled Out in Recent Chiapas Violence

SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico, JAN. 31, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The Diocese of San Cristobal says that recent violence in the state of Chiapas was not triggered by religious motives.

Jan 31, 2003 00:00

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Mystical Poetry as Contemplation of the Love of God

Interview with J.J. Aleixandre, Recipient of International Award

Jan 31, 2003 00:00

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CELAM President Tells What Led to His Release

Bishop Jiménez Also Points Out Key Problem in Latin America

Jan 31, 2003 00:00

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Eritrea Threatened by Famine

ASMARA, Eritrea, JAN. 31, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The East African nation of Eritrea is on the brink of catastrophe, threatened by famine.

Jan 31, 2003 00:00

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On the New Global Threat of Terrorism

Father Michael Hull Warns of a Bloodier Century

Jan 31, 2003 00:00

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Community of the Beatitudes Gets Official Church Recognition

Founded in 1974 by Former French Protestant Pastor

Jan 31, 2003 00:00

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Is Europe Losing Its Soul?

Interview with Grace Davie, Sociologist of Religion

Jan 30, 2003 00:00

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Concept of “Preventive War” Is Inadmissible, Say Italian Bishops

U.N. Authorization Isn’t Enough, They Contend

Jan 30, 2003 00:00

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Nuncio Views the Dire Situation in Holy Land

Scene Facing Ariel Sharon’s New Government

Jan 30, 2003 00:00

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Putin Wants a Political Dialogue with Vatican

MOSCOW, JAN. 30, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The Russian Federation would like to engage in “a political dialogue” with the Vatican, says President Vladimir Putin.

Jan 30, 2003 00:00

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Concept of “Preventive War” Is Inadmissible, Say Italian Bishops

U.N. Authorization Isn’t Enough, They Contend

Jan 30, 2003 00:00

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Vatican Dicasteries/Diplomacy

Crisis of Marriage Is Crisis of Meaning of God, Says John Paul II

A Problem of Love, He Tells Judges of Roman Rota

Jan 30, 2003 00:00

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Vatican Dicasteries/Diplomacy

Vatican Looking for a Gesture to Help Avert War

VATICAN CITY, JAN. 30, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican might make a “concrete gesture” to avoid a military intervention in Iraq, a top official says.

Jan 30, 2003 00:00

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Cardinal Sodano Wonders Who Would Benefit from Iraq War

Vatican Secretary of State Analyzes Possible Attack

Jan 30, 2003 00:00

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Nuclear-Arms Ban Urged in Subcontinent

MULTAN, Pakistan, JAN. 30, 2003 (ZENIT.org–Fides).- Christians and Muslims in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have launched a joint appeal for the total banning of nuclear weapons in the subcontinent.

Jan 30, 2003 00:00

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Canadian Bill Faulted for Not Protecting Human Embryos

Tiny Lives Have Value in Themselves, Say Bishops’ Conference

Jan 30, 2003 00:00

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Nuclear War, as Viewed by Archbishop Pell of Sydney

Australian Prelate Weighs in at Videoconference

Jan 30, 2003 00:00

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Document on New Age Is Due Out

VATICAN CITY, JAN. 29, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican plans to publish a document on the New Age movement next week.

Jan 29, 2003 00:00

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Europe Observes a “Day of Memory” for the Holocaust

On Anniversary of 1945 Liberation of Auschwitz

Jan 29, 2003 00:00

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Friars Minor Set Up an Interreligious Committee in Brussels

BRUSSELS, Belgium, JAN. 29, 2003 (Zenit.org).- An interreligious committee comprising Christians, Muslims and Jews in Belgium has been established in “Our Lady of the Nations” Fraternity of the Friars Minor.

Jan 29, 2003 00:00

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Venezuelan Episcopate Urges End to Strike

CARACAS, Venezuela, JAN. 29, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The president of the Venezuelan bishops’ conference appealed to citizens and the government to come to an agreement and put an end to the 2-month-old general strike.

Jan 29, 2003 00:00

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Iraqi Bishop Says War Wouldn’t Solve Anything

ROME, JAN. 29, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Chaldean-Catholic Archbishop Gabriel Kasab of Basora, in southern Iraq, roundly opposed a possible attack on that country and stressed that “war is destruction and is always a sin.”

Jan 29, 2003 00:00

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