by John Freund, CM | Nov 2, 2008 | Church, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
(Zenit.org) The current global financial crisis goes beyond bad economic practices to the realm of ethics and moral codes, says the Holy See representative at the United Nations, Archbishop Celestino Migliore. He called for greater subsidiarity, accountability and...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 1, 2008 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, who succeeded Cardinal Sin as Manila archbishop in 2003, set up a housing ministry and appointed Father Atilano Fajardo as coordinator. The Vincentian priest is among Church representatives who sit on the interagency committees for...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 18, 2008 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Video presents the Walk for the Poor Project of the St. Vincent de Paul Society project which exceeded expectations. The video is also available in Spanish.
by John Freund, CM | Oct 17, 2008 | Church, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The website of the Sisters of Charity Cincinnati has an extensive list of links related to social justice ministries.
by John Freund, CM | Oct 16, 2008 | Collaboration, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
The Vincent de Paul Society will join with 18 other Catholic organizations at the annual Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington February 19-22, 2009. SVdP Voice of the Poor representatives have attended the gathering for the past five years.
by sjs | Oct 15, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
More than 15,000 people are now members of a Facebook group called The Official “Pay it Foward” Experiment. The title comes from the 2000 movie, Pay it Forward, in which a young schoolboy comes up with an ingenious idea to change the world for the better....
