by John Freund, CM | Mar 28, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
THE St Vincent de Paul Society (Australia) is concerned at the suggestion of a $10 a tonne carbon levy as a way of tackling the important issue of climate change. While much of the debate has focused on the impact a levy would have on business and the economy, our...
by Beth | Dec 20, 2006 | Justice and Peace
A parish in the Philippines capital of Manila is constructing a church from recycled materials in the midst of the infamous Smokey Mountain shanty town in what the parish priest describes as the world’s first ever environmental church. AsiaNews reports that the...
by Beth | Dec 15, 2006 | Justice and Peace
L’Osservatore Romano, the official Vatican newspaper, carried an editorial which asserted that ecological crises pose “a bigger global threat than terrorism.”Just this week, the Vatican released Benedict XVI’s message for the World Day of...
by Beth | Sep 22, 2006 | Justice and Peace
Rosalie Rendu Roundtable on Religion and Science of the Vincentian Center for Church and Society will host a presentation by EILEEN CLAUSSEN, PRESIDENT, Pew Center on Global Climate Change and Strategies for the Global Environment at SJU Thursday, October 5, 2006 Bent...
by Beth | Nov 12, 2005 | Justice and Peace
Those groups within the Vincentian Family which have begun to focus on issues related to water may find this UNICEF video helpful in their advocacy and consciousness raising efforts.Video Two buckets of safe water a day is the minimum a child needs to live, yet 4000...
