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Benedict XVI Promotes internet friendships
Benedict XVI is encouraging a "positive" use of communication technologies so that friendships created through them can help make the world a better place. The Pope said this today at the end of the general audience when he spoke in English about this Sunday's...
More videos from the Genereal Assembly of the Daughters of Charity…
Currently Videos 5 and 6 are now posted to the main page of the Daughters of Charity International website. To view the entire series at a later time go to the YouTube playlist for the General Assembly.
Benedict XVI – First YouTube, now Facebook
"In an age where the Internet had surpassed all other media except television as the principal source of news, the Church could not ignore communications developments, or allow itself to fall out of touch with them," aaist the head of Vatican Radio, Fr. Lombardi. Yes,...
Faces from the General Assembly of the Daughters of Charity
The fourth video from Paris features faces of the the Duaghters from around the world gathered in Assembly. See YouTube playlist for all previous videos
Did you know….?
This though provoking YouTube video "Did You Know?" has been watched more than 5,000,000 times. Two earlier versions of this video were also watched a total of 5,000,000 times.
Daughters of Charity General Assembly officially begins
After the retreat which finished on Friday, the Sisters who had come for the General Assembly of the Company had two days to relax or go on various visits. They have posted another video on their main site and at YouTube. Every few days they will be posting news on a...
Who’s under your carbon footprint?
Those who are poor? The Catholic Climate Covenant asks "who's under your carbon footprint?" in this hard-hitting Earth Day video. The impact of climate change falls heaviest on the world's poor. The Union of Superiors General (USG) and International Union of Superiors...
A Cautionary Video About America’s “Stuff”
"The Story of Stuff", a 20-minute video presenting a brief, provocative way of drawing students into a dialogue about how buying a cellphone or jeans could contribute to environmental devastation , has become a sleeper hit in classrooms across the USA.
Daughters of Charity General Assembly РB̩nissez
Continuing multimedia presentations of the preliminary days of prayer of the 2009 General Assembly of the Daughters of Charity. This video juxtaposes the faces of Daughters of Charity with powerful scenes from nature evoking the power of the Spirit. See also a General...
DC General Assembly – Focus On (2)
Another video from the international site of the General Assembly of the Daughters of Charity. (It is also available on YouTube.)
