by John Freund, CM | Dec 15, 2007 | Church, Missions inter gentes
“In a document released today, called “Doctrinal Note on Some Aspects of Evangelization,” the doctrinal congregation said it aimed to clarify “a growing confusion” about the Church’s missionary mandate.” Zenit... by John Freund, CM | Dec 11, 2007 | Church
In his 2008 World Day of Peace message Pope Benedict speaks of “the human family, a community of peace. The first form of communion between persons is that born of the love of a man and a woman who decide to enter a stable union in order to build together a... by John Freund, CM | Nov 30, 2007 | Church
Benedict XVI’s encyclical on hope is available on the Vatican website in a number of languages. by John Freund, CM | Nov 27, 2007 | Church, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Homelessness is “a global pandemic” that demands a Christian response and government intervention, a Vatican official said during the Vatican’s first international conference addressing the pastoral needs of the homeless.... by John Freund, CM | Nov 23, 2007 | Church, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Vatican City, Nov 22, 2007 / 08:47 am (CNA).- “The time has come to ensure, for the sake of peace, that no man, woman and child will ever be hungry again!” the Pope told members of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), gathered in Rome for... by John Freund, CM | Oct 8, 2007 | Church, Justice and Peace
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, SEPT. 30, 2007 (Zenit.org) – Offering a social interpretation of the parable of Lazarus, the Holy Father referred to an encyclical from his predecessor Paul VI, “Populorum Progressio,” saying the appeal has the same urgency...
