by Beth | Jul 20, 2006 | Justice and Peace
WASHINGTON, JULY 19, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The U.S. bishops’ conference released a statement today, calling on the U.S. government to exert greater leadership in ending the Middle East conflict. The statement expresses solidarity with the Palestinian people and the...
by Beth | Jul 14, 2006 | Justice and Peace
What message is your lifestyle sending to the government? Do your words speak peace, but your lifestyle cry out for violence? Everywhere on earth the margins of the poorest of the poor are squeezed to the point of collapse. More people using more stuff require even...
by Beth | Jul 11, 2006 | Justice and Peace
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are closely watching developments in Mumbai, India given news reports that seven bomb blasts rocked rail stations and trains this morning killing 147 people and injuring 439. We have three Sisters living in Mumbai and the President...
by Beth | Jul 8, 2006 | Justice and Peace
The plight of modern-day slaves will be brought into sharp focus with a public rally in Adelaide. The Australian Conference of Leaders of Religious Institutes, meeting in the City of Churches for their annual assembly, will show their public support for the work being...
by Beth | Jul 6, 2006 | Justice and Peace
Religious Leaders Unite to Promote Common Causes Final Declaration Directed to G-8 Leaders, All Believers MOSCOW, JULY 6, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The World Summit of Religious Leaders ended on Wednesday with a joint message from Christians, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus...
by Beth | Jul 6, 2006 | Justice and Peace
The federal government spent at least $ 1.3 billion since 2000 on farming subsidies for non-farmers, the WP reports. The 1996 farm bill tied subsidies to simply owning land that was used for farming in the past, regardless of what it is now used for, the paper found....
