Vol. XVIII × No. 7
AUGUST 2006
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Hélder Cámara "To do justice is the greatest love"
Bishop Hèlder Câmara, a universal bishop to the poor, was a brilliant thinker, and one of the Catholic Church′s most inspired and charismatic leaders of the 20th century. But also a friend and a saint, a pastor to all who struggled for peace and justice. Read |
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FR. BERNARD SENECAL
"Buddhism and christianity are similar" By Ucanews
Father Bernard Senecal, a French Jesuit, practices Zen meditation and teaches Buddhism at Sogang University in Seoul (Korea). He finds that Buddhism and Christianity, even if there are so many differences, have much in common. And defends a deeper "dialogue" between them.
ASIA
The worst in religious freedom
- By AsiaNews
Asia is the continent where a great majority of states apply laws that limit religious freedom, and where the highest number of people sees this fundamental right violated.
WM SPECIAL
- By Fr. Lorenzo Carraro Comboni Missionary
The women′s genius has been shining throughout the centuries, especially in Christianity′s long history. But the status of women still needs to be promoted in the Church as a way of overcoming the lingering clericalism and ensuring that the laity take their responsibility and have their space in the life of the Christian community.
- By Frans-Josef Eilers, SVD
FABC Executive Secretary
It was under the pontificate of Pope John XXIII that the initiative for an Asian bishops′ meeting was realized. Paul VI and John Paul II kept insisting that "the peoples of Asia need Jesus Christ and His Gospel."
SOCIETY
- By José António M. Rebelo
Comboni Missionary
After being compressed for endless hours on a narrow bus seat, stung by mosquitoes and harassed by chickens, I arrived at one of the most dangerous zones of Africa. The biggest risk of the adventure was the bus on which I travelled!
TODAY
- By Marvin Fuentes
Comboni Missionary
Marvin Fuentes, a Comboni missionary from Costa Rica, has been working in ravaged Northern Uganda for the past 9 years. He has been witnessing the atrocities "beyond any imagination" committed by the LRA rebels; he risked being executed in three attacks to his mission and had narrow escapes a few times on the road.
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