by John Freund, CM | Aug 12, 2008 | Church, Justice and Peace
“…environmentalism has emerged as perhaps the most distinctive new feature of Benedict XV’s social teaching” writes respected commentator John Allen. Benedict touched upon the environment seven times during his July 12-21 trip to Australia,...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 6, 2008 | Church
The Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church is one of the largest committees of the US Bishop’s Conference. It features very rich resources for African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Native American and the Pastoral Care for Migrants, Refugees...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 25, 2008 | Church, Missions inter gentes
After taking a closer look at the situation of today’s world the Pope writes, “… the missionary mandate continues to be an absolute priority for all baptized persons who are called to be “servants and apostles of Christ Jesus” at the...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 21, 2008 | Church
The Vatican website has a section devoted to World Youth Day with links to all the mjor events and speeches. This link will take you to the index with live links for all items below. Program Missal To the people of Australia and to the young pilgrims taking part in...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 10, 2008 | Church
Zenit reports on the red ink in the Vatican financial statement. “… one of the main reasons for the Holy See’s deficit last year is due to the fall in the value of the U.S. dollar. The majority of the Holy See’s expenses are in euro, while the...
by sjs | Jul 3, 2008 | Church, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The food crisis is threatening “the attainment of the primary right of every person to be free from starvation,” said Archbishop Migliori, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, at yesterday’s general debate of the U.N. Economic...
