by John Freund, CM | May 4, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
John Allen will be traveling on the Papal plane offers this assessment of one of the key issues facing half the world’s Catholic living in the area represented by CELAM. Poverty: According to the United Nations Human Development Report, Latin America has the...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 30, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
18 April 2007 – Recently a rather curious news item appeared in the “La Stampaâ€, (a Turin newspaper): Some civil servants from Scotland Yard Police Force, London came to Turin to interview Sr Angela Pozzoli, a Daughter of the Charity, who for the past ten...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 30, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In a joint letter urging all U.S. bishops to participate in activities marking the week, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, chairman of the bishops’ Committee on Domestic Policy, and Sister Carol Keehan, a Daughter of Charity who is CHA president and CEO, said, “We...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 29, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
Tim Williams of Australia draws attention to the following. PARIS, April 29, 2007 (famvin.org/fr): For those who can read French, an item on the FamVin Francophone Site may be of interest. It deals with the attendance from April 17-19 of Fr Bernard Massarini CM...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 28, 2007 | Collaboration, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
 WHY A VIRTUAL MARCH? Catholic Charities Directors from communities across the country will be in Washington on April 26th to meet with legislators about hunger in our nation and what Congress can do about it. At the same time, Catholic Charities USA will be holding...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 26, 2007 | Church, Justice and Peace
VATICAN CITY, APRIL 26, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI joined his voice to those encouraging the protection of creation and respect for the environment. The Pope’s appeal came in a telegram signed by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican secretary of state, and...