by Beth | Dec 21, 2002 | Justice and Peace
U.S. proposals for a war against Iraq raise difficult questions of international politics and ethics that have long been the focus of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. Their web page looks at whether such a war will fit the conditions...
by Beth | Dec 18, 2002 | Justice and Peace
VATICAN CITY, DEC. 17, 2002 (Zenit.org).- Here is John Paul II’s Message for the forthcoming World Day of Peace, Jan. 1, entitled “Pacem in Terris: A Permanent Commitment,” published today by the Vatican Press Office.MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE JOHN...
by Beth | Dec 16, 2002 | Justice and Peace
On Tuesday, 3rd December, Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Fathers and other members of the Vincentian Family joined the DEBT-ON-OUR-DOORSTEP campaign organised by Church Action Poverty (CAP) to lobby Parliament for: Greater support for credit unions Tighter...
by Beth | Dec 1, 2002 | Justice and Peace
“It’s time to get serious about peace. We have a Department of Defense (formerly Department of War). Why do we not have a Department of Peace?” (Item circulating among peace activists) This independent citizen’s initiative to create a United...
by Beth | Nov 23, 2002 | Justice and Peace
VATICAN CITY, NOV. 22, 2002 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II met with the new ambassador of Haiti to the Vatican and stressed the duty of those who govern to be committed to the eradication of poverty. “To eliminate the profound causes of poverty and despair, to give...
by Beth | Nov 23, 2002 | Justice and Peace
Vincent’s Spirit – Food for a Journey – Fr. Joe Foley, CM If someone were thinking about being a Vincentian in any of our Communities and asked any of us in this room to say something about who we are, perhaps we would say: We are a Community with a...