by Beth | May 20, 2006 | Justice and Peace
VATICAN CITY, MAY 19, 2006 (Zenit.org).- There is only social justice when there is authentic democracy, says Benedict XVI. The Pope made these comments today when receiving those participating in a congress organized by the Vatican Foundation Centesimus Annus-Pro...
by Beth | May 11, 2006 | Justice and Peace
CANBERRA – Welfare organisations, the Opposition and the Family First party have criticised the Budget as a pot of gold for the rich that ignores Australians on struggle street. While the Government’s latest round of tax cuts have been applauded widely,...
by Beth | May 10, 2006 | Justice and Peace
Local art students focused their creative minds on the impoverished to create pieces based on photographs of people eating meals at St. Vincent de Paul Dining Room. The top 20 works in “Windows to the Soul: Putting a Human Face on Poverty in Marin County”...
by Beth | May 10, 2006 | Justice and Peace
The St Vincent de Paul Society has cautioned Australians against taking comfort from the short-term gains in last night’s Budget, with its spokesperson John Falzon suggesting that the Budget failed to “identify and address the areas of market failure and...
by Beth | May 7, 2006 | Justice and Peace
WASHINGTON, D.C., MAY 7, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Here is the “Appeal for Peace,” launched April 27 by participants from various religions present at the 2006 International Prayer Meeting for Peace, organized in Washington, D.C. The event was organized by the...
by Beth | May 5, 2006 | Justice and Peace
The following is a statement by Sister Barbara Aires, Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth, NJ and an Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) member regarding Wal-Mart’s report on its EEO data: “Wal-Mart today placed its entire EEO-1 report on...
