Dec 29, 2007 L'arcivescovo di Vilnius elogia il presidente per la legge limitatrice degli alcolici
Gratitudine al presidente della Repubblica lituana Valdas Adamkus per l'attenzione dimostrata verso il problema dell'alcolismo, facendo approvare nonostante le pressioni una legge che limita la pubblicità delle bevande alcoliche, è stata espressa nei giorni scorsi dal cardinale Audrys Juozas Backis, arcivescovo di Vilnius.
Jul 31, 2006 «En Lituania falta una sana política familiar»
En Lituania falta una política dirigida a asegurar una vida decente a las familias, advierte el cardenal Audrys Juozas Bačkis, arzobispo de Vilnius.
Oct 18, 2004 This is Clearly the Work of the Devil
Lithuanian President Rolandas Paksas stirred up a media storm over his faith in a mystic who wraps people in toilet paper to cure their ills.
Oct 18, 2004 Introduced Modern Church Practices in Lithuania
Born on February 1, 1937, the son of a diplomat in Kaunas, Audrys Juozas Backis remained with his family in France after Lithuania’s 1940 Soviet annexation. He trained for the priesthood at St. Sulpice Seminary outside Paris.
Oct 18, 2004 On the Government’s Religious Advisor
More than six months after the resignation of Petras Plumpa as the government's religious affairs adviser, the long-delayed competition for the position has produced three candidates, the personnel office of the government told Keston News Service from Vilnius. One of them is the choice of the Catholic Church, the major faith in Lithuania.
Oct 16, 2004 El mayor reto del siguiente pontífice
Mientras tanto, y aunque no quiso hacer futurismo papal ni entrar en detalles sobre la sucesión, "porque eso hay que tratarlo hasta que ocurra (que muera el Papa), el cardenal Andrys Juozas Backis, arzobispo de Vilnius, Lituania, había dicho antes que el mayor reto del siguiente pontífice será la unidad de los cristianos, cuestión nada fácil, subrayó.
Oct 07, 2004 Church Will Urge People to Vote in Favour of Membership in the European Union
Cardinal Audrys Juozas Backis told reporters that his Church will urge people to vote in favour of membership in the European Union. Backis said it is still unclear how the Catholic Church will express its opinion on the matter