Tag Archives : Synod

Catholic bishops call on the international community and especially the United Nations to put an end, through the implementation of resolutions of its Security Council, the Israeli occupation of the “various Arab territories.” This is the main conclusion of the synod’s final message to the Middle East gathering 185 bishops at the [...]

Pope Benedict is of the opinion that political colonialism was long over in Africa. The new form of colonialism is that of material exports to the continent by the developed world. Calling it a “toxic spiritual rubbish”, the Pope fears of materialism colonialism. In this context at least, the political colonialism isn’t over yet. A synod has [...]