by John Freund, CM | Aug 2, 2012 | Church
According to Romereports.com President Obama is scheduled to attend the annual Al Smith charity dinner this October in New York. He accepted after being invited by the Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan. The dinner is an yearly event and usually invites...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 1, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The SVDP’s Fifth Latin-American Meeting began in Medellin with the motto “Growth of the Society, with quality and quantity”. Participants heard presentations from Vice-president Eduardo Marques as well as Vice-presidents Ed Keane and Renato Lima. The latter...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 1, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The SCN Disaster Relief Team held its first orientation at Nazareth, Ky. This team will respond emergency relief to disasters within a 500 miles radius of the Motherhouse. Disaster Relief Orientation (28 photos) See earlier story about the Disaster Relief...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 1, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Benedict XVI offers six ideas aimed at fixing the financial system and rebuilding a new one that would be more humane and fair to all people. (Romereports.com) PRINCIPLE OF GRATUITOUSNESS The first is the ‘Principles of Gratuitousness’. It means that...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 31, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
New proposals in Great Britan seek to measure ‘faults’ of poor, rather than poverty The Methodist Church, Baptist Union of Great Britain and United Reformed Church are accusing the Government of continuing a trend of blaming the poor as new proposals to...
