by John Freund, CM | Jun 19, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
Sister Sabina Iragui Redin, DC was awarded the Servant of Peace Award from the Path to Peace Foundation. This foundation in collaboration with the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations, directs its activities primarily, albeit not...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 17, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
The international site of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul contains the text of the joint letter of leaders of the Vincentian Family released May 31. It contains a report of their February meeting held in Rome this year. In addition to sharing information they...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 15, 2007 | Church, Justice and Peace
The deteriorating cement roof tiles of the Paul VI auditorium will be replaced next year with photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity. The cells will generate enough power to light, heat or cool the hall, the Vatican engineers say. Last year the Pope...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 7, 2007 | Justice and Peace
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by John Freund, CM | Jun 7, 2007 | Justice and Peace
The wildly popular site MySpace sponsoring awards for members of MySpace who are having an impact on the world. This month the focus is Poverty Relief. Last months winner in the category of International Development was a film on the Invisible Children From the makers...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 6, 2007 | Church, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
VATICAN CITY, JUNE 6, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI issued an appeal to the leaders participating in the G-8 summit to keep their promises to fight against poverty, particularly through education. The Pope asked the heads of state gathered in Germany “not to...
