by John Freund, CM | Nov 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
RomeReportTV The pope visited a shelter that welcomes dozens of abandoned children, some of whom are sick or malnourished and shared with them how he prays. Cotonou’s Archbishop and the Mother Superior welcomed the pope, while children sang and danced for...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
The National Council of the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP), a nonprofit whose mission is to help those in need and living in poverty, announced a$400,000 revolving loan fund to help residents start or expand businesses in Haiti, one of the poorest...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
Do we help the poor if we do not ask why they are poor ? (Dom Helder Camera) Heads of Catholic Social Justice Agencies (including the St Vincent de Paul Society), attended the launch of Social Justice, Guidelines for Action and Fundraising in Schools and Parishes...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
(Romereports.com) Hollywood prepares three huge films on biblical personalities. These are the stories of Noah, Moses and Judas Maccabeus. On October 3, Paramount Pictures announced the start of the movie production “Noah”. After a tough battle with 20th Century Fox,...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
The NCR reports that in the U.S., English isn’t the only language into which the new Roman Missal will be translated. Across the country, deaf and hard-of-hearing Catholic communities and their interpreters are preparing for the November changes thanks to free online...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
DePaul University and St. Johns University are co-hosting the Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic’s Immigration Law Reform Conference on Thursday, October 24, from 8:45am to 1:00pm This conference seeks to broaden the conversation about immigration reform, and...