by annaread | Oct 7, 2007 | Justice and Peace
In the next ten years, an estimated 100 million girls will be married before their 18th birthday. Here’s a preview of “Child Brides: Stolen Lives”, a special that will run on the American network PBS on October 12.
by John Freund, CM | Oct 7, 2007 | Featured, Formation, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
[google 2238105394190368409] There’s a garbage pile that dwarfs, easily, the small hills of Rome — and people live on top of it. Payatas is home to people who live on and from the refuse of the super-metropolis of Manila (population 12 million). Learn more...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 6, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
“Education is about molding better people and contributing to building a better world,” says Philippine Vice President and Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council Chairman Noli “Kabayan†De Castro. De Castro welcomed the launch of the Vincentian...
by Beth | Oct 5, 2007 | Justice and Peace
World Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October, 2007 The Death Penalty At the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) 62nd session in October 2007, a resolution calling for a global moratorium on executions will be introduced as a step towards the abolition of the death...
by annaread | Oct 3, 2007 | Justice and Peace
Sometimes advocacy means speaking out on behalf of a single child. Sister of Charity (Seton Hill) Patricia Wilson has become a Court Appointed Special Advocate (“CASA”) in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. CASA volunteers represent the interests of...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 25, 2007 | Justice and Peace
The Holy See affirms that protecting the environment is a grave responsibility shared by every person, but also warns that two extreme attitudes should be avoided. Source and full text
