by Beth | Jan 16, 2011 | Vincentian Family
“I have two questions to pose to you for your reflection, my brothers. First, How will the world be different in just six years? Whether we like it or not, technology will be woven more and more into the fabric of our lives, even the lives of the poorest among...
by Beth | Jan 15, 2011 | Justice and Peace
This year’s Catholic Social Ministry Gathering theme Protecting Human Life and Dignity: Promoting a Just Economy, observes the 120th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII’s release of the encyclical “Rerum Novarum.” The Vincentian Family has been very present in recent...
by Beth | Jan 15, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The key to alleviating world hunger, poverty and combating climate change may lie in fresh, small-scale approaches to agriculture, according to a report from the Worldwatch Institute. “If we shift just some of our attention away from production to consumption...
by Beth | Jan 14, 2011 | Church
Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson sees need to make some adjustments in the way he talks about the Church’s social teaching, writes the Catholic News Agency. The Pontifical Council for Peace and Justice has been surprised to find that common terms were misunderstood...
by Beth | Jan 14, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Michael Thio Yatiw Beng, President General of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul has been appointed to serve as a member Pontifical Council COR UNUM for a five year term (2010 – 2015). Cor Unum is one of 12 Pontifical Councils in the Vatican which advise Pope...
