Benedict affirmed that countries cannot appropriate the wealth of poor nations hidden in the soil or underground. Addressing 9 new envoys he also reviewed the situations in Tanzania and Uganda, Liberia, Chad and Bangladesh, Belarus and Guinea, Sri Lanka and Nigeria, countries with significant presence of the Vincentian Family. (Zenit)
Pope: Poor nations entitled to riches under their soil
by John Freund, CM | May 30, 2008 | Church, Justice and Peace