by Beth | Mar 22, 2003 | Justice and Peace
Provides 14 Centers in Baghdad, Basra, Kirkuk, and Mosul VATICAN CITY, MARCH 21, 2003 (Zenit.org).- As the coalition forces advance into Iraq, Caritas is providing humanitarian aid in 14 centers throughout Baghdad, Basra, Kirkuk and Mosul. The centers are fully...
by Beth | Mar 21, 2003 | Justice and Peace
WASHINGTON, D.C., MARCH 20, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference expressed his brother prelates’ regrets over the Iraq crisis but hoped for limited damage from the war. Bishop Gregory Calls for Prayer, and Protection of the...
by Beth | Mar 21, 2003 | Justice and Peace
[The] number [of poor persons] is very great and so are their needs. We have started assisting them corporally….We are obliged to go and serve them in the rural areas where they are. They are our portion, and now that they are coming to us, driven out by the...
by Beth | Mar 21, 2003 | Justice and Peace
There will no doubt be abundant news on the internet concerning the war and there will be no need to duplicate such material. However, St. Vincent was in the forefront on war relief. In this spirit I will set up a section on www.famvin.org dedicated to perspectives on...
by Beth | Mar 20, 2003 | Justice and Peace
In this time of tragedy it may be of interest to review how the Daughters of Charity functioned during the Civil War in the US. The Civil War separated the American Sisters of Charity geographically because their community had houses in the North and the...
by Beth | Mar 20, 2003 | Justice and Peace
WASHINGTON, D.C., MARCH 19, 2003 (Zenit.org).- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell telephoned the Vatican secretary for relations with states to say that “we understand the Pope’s concern” over Iraq. In an interview by International Wire Services...
