by Beth | Jun 4, 2005 | Justice and Peace
Cardinal Rodríguez of Honduras was in England last week to lobby for more aid for Africa – because ‘charity has to be global’. Isabel de Bertodano went to meet him GIVEN that Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, comes from one of...
by Beth | Jun 3, 2005 | Justice and Peace
June 02, 2005 14:49 The Society of St Vincent de Paul today warned the Government of the danger of minimum wage earners falling back into the tax net… The minimum wage was raised from €7 an hour to €7.65 an hour on May 1. This increase is subject to tax at 20%....
by Beth | May 30, 2005 | Justice and Peace
In a time of talk about pre-emptive war it may be interesting to flip the coin and speak of “pre-emptive peace” as was done at a recent meeting presentation at the Eucharistic Congress in Bari.Fr. Oreste Benzi, founder of the “Pope John XXIII...
by Beth | May 29, 2005 | Justice and Peace
BERLIN, MAY 27, 2005 (Zenit.org).- A delegation of bishops is touring Europe to promote goals set by the U.N. Millennium Summit that ask for an increase in aid for developing countries by 2015. The delegation, headed by Cardinal Karl Lehmann, bishop of Mainz and...
by Beth | May 25, 2005 | Justice and Peace
The poverty of billions of men and women is “the one issue that most challenges our human and Christian consciences.” Pope John Paul II, World Day of Peace, 2000The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Relief Services are urging you to join with...
by Beth | May 22, 2005 | Justice and Peace
The St Vincent de Paul Society charity — worried about rising fees and charges on the poor — was among several groups denied access to the full list of charges.But the Government has no plans to reveal to taxpayers the full list of charges or their dollar...
