NEWS
Praise for "People's
Theology"
"People's theology" is often
more vibrant than the official theology, said the renowned theologian Fr
Davis Tressy. He was addressing the conference on Black Theology held in
Chicago. This theology is of the people because it gives importance to
themes like taking a stand for the poor and giving preference to social
justice, he said.
Retreat Centre in
China
A retreat centre in a communist
country! Permission from the concerned authorities has been granted to
establish a retreat centre at Shanghai. This centre will give quality training
to priests, nuns and the laity and foster spiritual growth.
Encyclical against
immorality
Pope John Paul II has issued
a new encyclical. It is an encyclical that harmonises modern philosophy
with the truths of faith. The Pope intends this encyclical to be a remedy
for the strong challenges that morality faces in the present day. This
is the thirteenth encyclical to be issued by Pope John Paul II.
World Religion Conference
A World Religion Conference
will be held at the Vatican. In October 1999 leaders of the various world
religions will assemble at the Vatican.
The Pope- the Great
Man of the century- Poland
The Polish people are of
the opinion that the greatest Pole of this country is Pope John Paul II.
83.8 per cent of the people hold this view. The journal "Politic", that
made this survey has published this result.
The Asian Church:
Leaders should be spiritual masters -Cardinal Arinze
Cardinal Francis Arinze
has exhorted the Church leaders of Asia to live as spiritual masters. The
Cardinal stated that the tradition of Asia is to look for masters of spirituality.
In order to respond appropriately, bishops, priests and religious must
be transformed into spiritual directors, added the Cardinal.
Pastoral letter opposing
divorce
A pastoral letter opposing
divorce, which has become a lifestyle in the United States of America,
has been issued by Cardinal Bernard Law, Archbishop of Boston. In a 47-page
pastoral letter, the Archbishop warns against the divorce-culture and points
out that artificial birth-control and divorce are obstacles to a happy
marital life.
The pastoral letter states
in strong language that divorce is an injustice to the life-partner and
leads the future of the children into destruction. It also reminds the
people that those who resort to divorce are not entitled to receive the
Sacraments of the Church.