by John Freund, CM | Dec 15, 2009 | Church
In his message for the World Day of peace he writes…“If you want to cultivate peace, take care of creation” – a deliberate play on Paul VI’s famous injunction, “If you want peace, work for justice.” Benedict pope called for “a profound and farsighted revision of... by John Freund, CM | Dec 16, 2008 | Church
Cardinal Renato Martino presented Benedict XVI’s message for the World Day of Peace as a sneak preview of an upcoming encyclical on social doctrine. The president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace suggested that the Pope’s third encyclical... by John Freund, CM | Dec 13, 2008 | Church
Pope Benedict XVI said the current global financial crisis is the result of individuals seeking short-term monetary gains at the expense of the common good. In his annual message published Thursday ahead of the Roman Catholic Church’s annual World Day of Peace... by John Freund, CM | Sep 5, 2008 | Church, Justice and Peace
On 27 August, the Pope called for an immediate end to acts of violence against Christian communities in the Indian state of Orissa, which began following the murder of the Hindu leader Swami Lakshmananda Saraswati. Benedict XVI invited “religious leaders and...
