by Beth | Oct 20, 2004 | Justice and Peace
The amount of money spent every year on ice-cream in the United States alone would make it possible, if it were added to what is now being done, to achieve the goal of access to primary education for all children. This was how Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and...
by Beth | Oct 20, 2004 | Justice and Peace
CAPE TOWN, October 19, 2004 (ekklesia.co.uk):Â Â A global campaign to mobilise millions of Christians in 100 countries to press their governments to halve poverty by 2015, has been launched at the United Nations by the Archbishop of Cape Town, The Most Reverend...
by Beth | Oct 8, 2004 | Justice and Peace
Educating for Justice provides a prayer at time of elections. Give us, 0 God, leaders whose hearts are large enough to match the breadth of our own souls and give us souls strong enough to follow leaders of vision and wisdom. In seeking a leader, let us seek –...
by Beth | Oct 6, 2004 | Justice and Peace
The Vincentian CM site in Australia has a series of backgrounders relating to how the major election coming up this Saturday affects the poor and the marginalized. (Some interesting parallels with discussions in the US.)These stories reflect the issues as looked at...
by Beth | Oct 3, 2004 | Justice and Peace
In preparation for the feast of All Saints the Center for Concern has put together a litany of saints from around the world who worked for social justice.The file is in PDF format and can be downloaded.
by Beth | Oct 2, 2004 | Justice and Peace
NEW YORK, OCT. 1, 2004 (Zenit.org).- It is not possible to fight against terrorism without identifying and addressing its underlying causes, the Holy See said at the United Nations. Terrorism, in fact, was one of the main issues addressed at a U.N. session Wednesday...
