by Beth | Jan 21, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization asked pharmaceutical companies on Thursday to end the marketing and sale of “single-drug” artemisinin malaria medicines, in order to prevent malaria parasites from developing resistance to...
by Beth | Jan 20, 2006 | Uncategorized
January 25 marks the 389th anniversary of the foundation of the Congregation of the Mission. But, in fact, according to José-MarÃa Román, C.M., on that day in 1617 he did not found anything. He simply discovered his vocation, that is, the way by which, in the future,...
by Beth | Jan 20, 2006 | Church
Vatican, Jan. 18 (CWNews.com) – Deus Caritas Est, the first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI (bio – news), is a 50-paragraph examination of divine love, human love, and Christian charity….Deus Caritas Est (“God is Love”) is composed of two...
by Beth | Jan 20, 2006 | Vincentian Family
Students in the dePaul Leadership Project examine and experiences Vincentian Leadership and Service in Rio de Janeiro.Eleven students and one faculty member accompanied The William and Mary Pat Gannon Hay Vincent de Paul Leadership Project (de Paul Leadership Project)...
by Beth | Jan 19, 2006 | Disasters and Responses, News
Barely a year ago, the world watched in horror as a thundering tsunami devastated the lives of millions in Southeast Asia. This year, a massive earthquake hit Pakistan and landslides buried villages in Guatemala. Closer to home, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita slammed...