Full text of Vatican’s clarification on condoms
Note of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith On the trivialisation of sexuality Regarding certain interpretations of “Light of the World” Following the publication of the interview-book Light...
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The Vatican is planning to publish new pastoral guidelines on Aids care and prevention, curial official Mgr Jean-Marie Mpendawatu said yesterday. The next phase of the Anglican-Roman Catholic...
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Last Monday, July 2, I was included in an email by David Skinner of the Christian Peoples Alliance about the Terrence Higgins Trust. This trust is a well-known charity, indeed “the leading and largest...
View ArticleThe lesson that Jesuits could give aid organisations in Africa
I have discovered a heartening article on Rome Reports TV News agency about the quiet, good work done in sub-Saharan Africa by a Jesuit organisation, the African Jesuit Aids Network (AJAN). Begun by a...
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“God is not a competitor in our existence but rather its true guarantor,” Benedict XVI said at this morning’s general audience (video). The Pope also appealed for renewed efforts to combat HIV/Aids...
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A Catholic university will open in Erbil, Iraq, this October. Pope Francis has sent a message of support to a conference promoting HIV/Aids treatment. The Diocese of Limburg is reportedly seeking...
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