by John Freund, CM | Dec 15, 2009 | Church
In his message for the World Day of peace he writes…“If you want to cultivate peace, take care of creation” – a deliberate play on Paul VI’s famous injunction, “If you want peace, work for justice.” Benedict pope called for “a profound and farsighted revision of...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 6, 2009 | Church
Wikipedia aims to make information free, and the Church aims to proclaim the truth. Though their perspectives are different, there is room for cooperation, according to Zenit.
by John Freund, CM | Nov 19, 2009 | Church
WYD 2011 in Madrid now has an official website! Click here to access the site – the website is only in Spanish at the moment, and will be translated into other languages shortly. Look out for the link to Xt3! And watch this video to see a brief news report on...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 17, 2009 | Church, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Calling hunger “the most cruel and concrete sign of poverty,” Pope Benedict XVI today told a special summit of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization that “opulence and waste are no longer acceptable when the tragedy of hunger is assuming ever greater...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 5, 2009 | Church
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference reports (November 4) – Prisoners in Sydney’s Long Bay and Silverwater prisons joined thousands of people from across Australia and as far away as Rome, Britain, the US and Ireland today to learn more about the Gospel...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 29, 2009 | Church
Addressing the full Pontifical Council for Social Communications today, Benedict XVI urged its members to help communicate the teachings of the Church on the “digital continent” of the ever-changing technological landscape. Address
