by John Freund, CM | Jun 2, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The St Vincent de Paul Society has joined the Australian Catholic Council for Employment Relations (ACCER) in calling on Fair Work Australia for an increase in safety net wage rates and the national minimum wage for the nation’s 1.4 million lowest paid workers reports...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 2, 2012 | Church
June 1, 2012. (Romereports.com) The Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano is honoring women by recognizing feminine genius every month. The additional part of the paper is called “Woman, Church and the World,” and it’s to be released on the...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 1, 2012 | Vincentian Family
According to Romereports, “For World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, thousands of young people will welcome Benedict XVI on Brazil’s famous Copacabana Beach. There on Tuesday July 23, 2013 the pope will hold the first ceremony for the meeting of Catholic...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 1, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The website ThinkProgress writes that according to a new report from the Office of Research at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the U.S. has one of the highest rates of child poverty in the developed world. Of the 35 wealthy countries studied by UNICEF,...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 1, 2012 | Church
The public sessions of the annual Spring General Assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in Atlanta will be available through streaming video online, USCCB’s social media presence on Facebook and Twitter and via satellite for stations wishing to...