by John Freund, CM | May 9, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
(The) federal budget should be a statement of values for Australia, according to St Vincent de Paul Society chief Dr John Falzon, who says the budget should also alleviate housing stress and ensure that climate change costs are shared equitably. Full story and...
by John Freund, CM | May 5, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Text of the presentation by Patricia de Nava at the Vincentian Family Gathering follows. This presentation also received a standing ovation. In the near future it will be available as a podcast and a movie. THE INTERNATIONAL VINCENTIAN FAMILY Acting together against...
by John Freund, CM | May 5, 2007 | Congregation of the Mission, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
More than 180 people gave a standing ovation to Fr. Manny Ginete, CM as the initial keynote speaker for his insightful multimedia presentation on the theme of expanding the circle of solidarity. Movingly he treated the following five themes:Globalization and the World...
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, 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 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
MELBOURNE, April 30, 2007 (theage.com.au): Ari Sharp reports for The Age – Poverty in the Asia-Pacific region is both a threat and an opportunity for Australian businesses, according to a report being released today that was commissioned by some of the...