by John Freund, CM | Aug 29, 2012 | Church
The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for the Laity is positioning its website as a resource for lay men and women ahead of Pope Benedict’s Year of Faith, which will kick-off in October, according to the Catholic News Agency. “It is directed to all the lay...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 7, 2012 | Church, Evangelization
A clock on a Vatican website   shows the countdown until the beginning of thematic year. It’s located on the website that was created by the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization.It’s meant to provide a meeting point for all those taking part,...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 13, 2012 | Church
Pontifical Council for Social Communications — “The Vatican is in line to control the new Internet address extension “.catholic” and decide who is allowed to use it. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a nonprofit...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 14, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
An article in US Catholic  raises the question of competing visions of Catholic Social Teaching as reflected in approaches to the national budget. Another article on Faith and Public Life  raises the question of priorities in terms of energy expended on various issue...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 13, 2012 | Justice and Peace
John Allen describes  a recently released document… “The 32-page document is designed as a vade-mecum, or practical handbook, for business leaders trying to integrate their faith with their work. It was presented on March 30 by Cardinal Peter Turkson, a...