by Beth | Dec 8, 2004 | Justice and Peace
Today, December 7, marks the 39th anniversary of the landmark document “Gaudium et Spes” from the Second Vatican Council. There was a compilation of the Church’s Social Agenda in 2000 and a new official compendium was released just about a month...
by Beth | Dec 4, 2004 | Justice and Peace
A moving letter from a member of the AIC in Ukraine describing the danger to democracy there..Dear friends and colleges! I have never written a letter to so many people in the same time. What makes me to do this is that DEMOCRACY IN UKRAINE IS IN BIG DANGER!!! Our...
by Beth | Dec 3, 2004 | Justice and Peace
The AIC international President, Anne Sturm, sent the following statment of solidarity with the people of Urkaine. – The AIC has been very active in the Urkraine over the past few years.The AIC, in solidarity with volunteers from Ukraine, supports the Ukrainian...
by Beth | Nov 30, 2004 | Justice and Peace
ROME, NOV. 29, 2004 (Zenit.org).- On Tuesday, some 300 cities will join Rome to say “no” to the death penalty, promoting a series of public events worldwide. The cities will be joining a worldwide chain of “Cities for Life — Cities Against the...
by Beth | Nov 11, 2004 | Justice and Peace
ROME, NOV. 6, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Catholic social teaching often mentions the importance of the human person, or concepts such as the common good, but without going into much detail as to what they mean. After explaining the foundational elements underlying the...
by Beth | Nov 8, 2004 | Justice and Peace
Maureen Wild SC draws our attention to this conference….VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Conflicts over fresh water sources are likely to increase in coming years, but political and scientific approaches are not sufficient to resolve them, said participants in a...
