by Beth | Aug 21, 2006 | Social
(AP) — The ambitious project to provide low-cost laptop computers to poor children around the world is about to take a small step forward. More than 500 children in Thailand are expected to receive the machines in October and November for quality testing and...
by Beth | Aug 21, 2006 | Justice and Peace
Labor day can be a time for highlighting aspects of Catholic Social Justice Teaching.In the richest country in the world, more than two million full-time, year round workers live below the poverty line, struggling to pay for necessities such as food, housing,...
by Beth | Aug 20, 2006 | Vincentian Family
LEBANON: a disastrous situation and enormous needs Also reports from other regions of the world. Nearly three weeks after the beginning of the conflict, the situation in Lebanon is disastrous: more than 600 deaths, 1,000 civilians wounded 750,000 refugees (more than...
by Beth | Aug 18, 2006 | Church
VATICAN CITY, AUG. 18, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church is now available on the Internet in English. In addition to English, the Compendium is available online in Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian. The...
by Beth | Aug 17, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Eugene, Oregon SVDP is making good use of materials that were not permitted in airplanes and therefore discarded at the sescurity checkpoints. The federal Transportation Security Administration instituted the ban last week after investigators in London said they...
