Dignitatis Personae, issued by the Vatican in December 2008, is timely but not comprehensive enough says Rev. Felix Wilfred. Related: india, vatican, theology, human rights, stemcell, embryology, science The pope asked the world for prayers for justice and peace in Gaza. He expressed solidarity with the victims: "War and hatred are not the solution to any problem," said Benedict XVI. Related: vatican, pope benedict xvi, human rights, israel, gaza war, palestine, christianity, italy, rome, africa, latin americaAnalysis by Lisa Curtis and Nicholas Hamisevicz U.S. should support the newly elected democratic government but make clear that it is the new government's responsibility to prove it is capable of improving governance and rooting out corruption within its own ranks Analysis by Dore Gold The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court avers that states are allowed to carry out attacks on military objectives even if some civilian deaths occur. It is Hamas' attacks that are specifically directed at civilians, not Israels'. | Scientists are trying to stem the loss of South Africa's penguins.
| | A Catholic nun who was beaten and raped by Hindu extremists identified two of her assailants, but not the rapist.
| | The leading index decreased for the second consecutive month in October
| | With help from Food For The Poor, prisoners in Jamaica, Guyana, Haiti and Honduras who were incarcerated due to their inability to pay fines will be able to return home for Christmas.
| | Economic activity fell in October due primarily to a decline in industrial production, although employment increased slightly
| | Experts at the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, say the reduction in poppy cultivation is largely due to economic and environmental factors, rather than counter-narcotics
| | Proposed legislation will be offered January 5, 2009 to allow ordination of female bishops within five years. Male "complimentary bishops" will be nominated to minister to recalcitrant parishes.
| | Dignitatis Personae, issued by the Vatican in December 2008, is timely but not comprehensive enough says Rev. Felix Wilfred.
| | Taking advantage of Spain's Law of Historical Memory, Cubans who can claim descent from enemies of Francisco Franco can obtain Spanish nationality. It comes 50 years after Fidel Castro's triumphant revolution.
| | Hamas has placed members of Fatah under house arrest, while others are shot, since it fears Fatah may exploit Israel's operation in Gaza.
| | NASA seeks concept proposals for its new rocket that will go to the moon
| | The result of Russia's decision to cut gas supplies to Ukraine is a shortfall to Europe. The two energy giants' dispute is ongoing.
| | Researchers speculated that if trophy heads were spoils of war, they likely would have come from people who lived somewhere beyond the Nazca area
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| | Conflicts, such as the current Russia/Ukraine impasse, will militate against increasing oil production in the coming years.
| | U.S. should support the newly elected democratic government but make clear that it is the new government's responsibility to prove it is capable of improving governance and rooting out corruption within its own ranks
| | According to Neurology, the online journal of the American Academy of Neurology, sufferers of REM sleep behavior disorder may be at risk of developing dementia or Parkinson's disease.
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| | Diplomats and officials fear that environmental pledges made in rosier economic times will be an early casualty of the global downturn
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It's 1998 all over again When Muslims embrace Christianity, they are expected to show less militancy towards Israel. How are Christian converts from Judaism to approach the current invasion of Gaza? The solution to the current immigration problem in the US offered by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Houston appears to echo a similar solution, offered by the leftist Industrial Areas Foundation. Newt Gingrich outlines four things to look for in the stimulus package Scientists are trying to stem the loss of South Africa's penguins. |
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