by John Freund, CM | Mar 2, 2013 | Church
The Vatican website features of timeline of photos from the years Benedict XVI was Pope. The beautiful pictures are enhanced by appropriate quotations and links to the sources of the quotations. News Va on Facebook offers an even richer collection of...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 21, 2013 | Justice and Peace
In the midst of many commentaries on Benedict’s contributions and legacy this article speaks of a little recognized contribution.Benedict brought ‘a theology of the earth’ to the environmental movement according to Brian Roewe in Eco Catholic He...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 16, 2013 | Church
According to Alexa, the Web Information site, the following numbers represent the overall ranking of the Vatican’s website in relation to all the web sites in a country… Italy 1,248 Brazil 3,248 Mexico 3,259 Peru 3,276 Ireland 3,541 Spain 4,459...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 2, 2013 | Vincentian Family
The Vatican’s culture ministry warned on Thursday (Jan. 31) that the Catholic Church risks losing future generations if it doesn’t learn how to understand young people, their language and their culture.The Pontifical Council for Culture invited sociologists, web...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 6, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Pope calls on governments and Christians to promote the integration of immigrants into society as part of his message for World Migration Day January 13th. Roughly three percent of the world population is made up of immigrants. According to the International...