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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
CM Bolivian Mission says “Stand Up!
Father Aidan Rooney CM writes... Systemic change on the Altiplano! A new website presents a special project of the Congregation of the Mission Bolivian Mission called "Sayt'asim," which means "stand up!" in the native Aymara language. The project is aimed at...
Internet bills provoke reaction in non-profit and volunteer community
SOPA Strike: 12 Hour Internet Blackout on Jan. 18th To Call Attention to US Bill That Threatens Open Internet with powers that go far beyond remedying a real problem. In its present form corporations and individuals could become accuser, judge and jury leaving the...
Robert Maloney to lead reflection on Academic Service-Learning
The Office of Academic Service-Learning at St. John's University will be hosting a program Academic Service-Learning:  A Theology of Service with Rev. Robert Maloney, C.M. Fr. Maloney Rev. Robert Maloney, C.M.,  current holder of the Vincentian Chair for Social...
Seismic shifts reshape US Catholicism
Archbishop Charles Chaput’s announcement Jan. 6 that the Philadelphia archdiocese will be closing schools in record numbers during the coming year  was the latest and loudest rumble in a series of seismic displacements that are permanently reshaping the look of U.S....
Srs. of Charity convent goods to be sold at Habitat for Humanity ReStore
New life from old...CBC News reports that the  147 year old  Sisters of Charity's convent, Motherhouse, Saint Vincent Chapel in Saint John, New Brunswick is soon to be demolished. But over the weekend, about 30 volunteers with Habitat for Humanity worked to salvage...
Five myths about anti-Christian persecution
John Allen offers valuable food for reflection in his NCR piece entitled "Five myths about anti-Christian persecution" French intellectual Régis Debray, a veteran leftist who fought alongside Che Guevara in Bolivia, has observed that anti-Christian persecution unfolds...
Union of Superiors General (Rome) on Justice and Peace
"...evangelization and mission, without a Justice Peace Integrity of Creation perspective, cannot be authentic. " Among the resources offered in its most recent newsletter.. 1.1 JPIC Formation – PDF files: The book ‘Guide us in your justice: A formation itinerary...
“The times they are a changing” – Where are all the Christians?
The number of Christians around the world has nearly quadrupled in the last 100 years, from about 600 million in 1910 to more than 2 billion in 2010. But the world’s overall population also has risen rapidly, from an estimated 1.8 billion in 1910 to 6.9 billion in...
Fifty questions gets 2 million viewers
(Romereports.com)Â Tough questions like, was Jesus married? who were the Apostles? and what is the Holy Grail? are being answered online by a group of historians and theologians. It's a forum where history and theology professors from the University of Navarra, in...
Pope asks diplomats to care for the environment
In his annual address to diplomats accredited to the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI restated his stance on the need for greater protection of the environment, Catholic News Services reported today. "Environmental protection and the connection between fighting poverty and...
