by John Freund, CM | May 12, 2007 | Church, Justice and Peace
NEW YORK, MAY 11, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Here is the address Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations, delivered May 10 to the 15th session of the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development of the Economic and Social...
by John Freund, CM | May 10, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The cans donation program – organized by St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County – buys medicine for needy people, a critical bit of support for those who lack health care. Volunteers, such as the students and parents at St. Paul’s Catholic School,...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 26, 2007 | Church, Justice and Peace
VATICAN CITY, APRIL 26, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI joined his voice to those encouraging the protection of creation and respect for the environment. The Pope’s appeal came in a telegram signed by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican secretary of state, and...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 23, 2007 | Church, Justice and Peace
Message for World Water Day “A Common Good … an Inalienable Right” VATICAN CITY, APRIL 22, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Here is a Vatican translation of the message sent by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican secretary of state, on behalf of Benedict XVI for World...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 1, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Wealthy countries are spending far more to limit their own risks from global warming’s consequences than to help the world’s most vulnerable regions. From an article in the New York Times 4/1/07 Next Friday, a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
