by John Freund, CM | Dec 13, 2008 | Church
Pope Benedict XVI said the current global financial crisis is the result of individuals seeking short-term monetary gains at the expense of the common good. In his annual message published Thursday ahead of the Roman Catholic Church’s annual World Day of Peace... by sjs | Nov 29, 2008 | Church, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Too often, strategies in the fight against hunger “are adopted which pursue particular goals rather than a holistic vision which ranks the human needs first,” warned the permanent observer of the Holy See to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)... by John Freund, CM | Nov 29, 2008 | Church, Vincentian Family
On the occasion of the 175th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Society of St Vincent de Paul, the Holy Father wishes to spiritually join the action of thanksgiving of this happy commemoration and at the same time to set forward an invitation to passionately renew... by John Freund, CM | Nov 4, 2008 | Church, Social
”I’m getting 200 new friends every day,” the cardinal said. ”You have to go where the people are and if the people are on Facebook you go there too” according to Zenit During the synod of bishops it was suggested that Benedict XVI set up... by John Freund, CM | Nov 2, 2008 | Church, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
(Zenit.org) The current global financial crisis goes beyond bad economic practices to the realm of ethics and moral codes, says the Holy See representative at the United Nations, Archbishop Celestino Migliore. He called for greater subsidiarity, accountability and... by John Freund, CM | Oct 28, 2008 | Church
“An assembly of Catholic bishops on Monday called for the use of mass communications — including television, cinema, DVDs and even iPods — to be used to spread the Bible in as many languages as possible.” Reuters reports. An official Vatican...
