by Beth | Apr 14, 2003 | Justice and Peace
Looking for Alternative Ways to Deal With Rising Crime Rate COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, APRIL 13, 2003 (ZENIT.org-Fides).- Catholics and Protestants in Sri Lanka are opposing a plan to reinstate the death penalty in the face of a rising crime rate. In Sri Lanka, the last...
by Beth | Apr 12, 2003 | Justice and Peace
125 Members of Vincentian Family in Rome gather to pray for peace. Following the invitation of the Holy Father, the Vincentian Family in Rome organized a meeting of prayer for peace which was held on 26 March in the Church of San Silvestre (Rome). The prayer service...
by Beth | Apr 8, 2003 | Justice and Peace
AMMAN, Jordan, APRIL 7, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Caritas-Iraq’s liaison office in Amman is planning to send basic medicines to Baghdad to supplement the dwindling supplies in 14 Caritas aid centers throughout war-torn Iraq. A total of 230 people are manning these...
by Beth | Apr 8, 2003 | Justice and Peace
Effective Development Excludes No One, Says Archbishop Martino Proposes Initiatives for “Globalization of Solidarity” ROME, APRIL 7, 2003 (Zenit.org).- If development is to be complete, it must reach everyone, says the president of the Pontifical Council...
by Beth | Apr 2, 2003 | Justice and Peace
Statement of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM) And the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) Regarding the War with Iraq March 20, 2003 We are deeply saddened by the course of events that have led our nation to war with Iraq. After...
by Beth | Mar 31, 2003 | Justice and Peace
FROM OUR HOLY FATHER: “Prayer for peace is not an afterthought to the work of peace. It is of the very essence of building the peace of order, justice, and freedom. To pray for peace is to open the human heart to the inroads of God’s power to renew all...