Ten ideas for organizing ater 9/11

Experienced social activist and academic Bill Quigley shares with us his accumulated wisdom about social justice organizing, and how we might adjust to the tragic events of September 11. In addition to principles, he gives concrete examples from his wide network of...

Guatemala moving to end death penalty

GUATEMALA CITY, JULY 31, 2002 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II is pleased by the Guatemalan president’s proposal to abolish the death penalty, says Vatican spokesman Joaquín Navarro-Valls. “The Pope expressed his pleasure over the Guatemalan president’s...

The Future of Catholic Social Teaching

Moral Theologian Thomas Massaro, S.J., examines Catholic Social Teaching in continuity and change. After identifying four shifts in emphasis in recent years, he projects two new challenges for the future of the social gospel: concern for the environment...

Internet As A Tool For Global Campaigns

The Internet had succeeded in bringing one of the most powerful people into contact with one of the most powerless. In June 1999, a few days before the Cologne G7 Summit, UK Chancellor Gordon Brown picked up the phone to talk about international debt — not...