The World
No surrender to law of the financial jungle
- Published: 30 November 2011
- By: John Thavis
A few minutes after landing in Africa, Pope Benedict XVI delivered a stern warning against the “unconditional surrender to the law of the market or that of finance” in Africa and the rest of the global economy.
Illiteracy a form of social death
- Published: 30 November 2011
- By: Kristin Gobberg
In his document on the Church in Africa, Pope Benedict XVI addresses the educational crisis on the continent, calling high illiteracy rates “a scourge on par with that of pandemics.”
Plea for agreement on climate change
- Published: 30 November 2011
- By: Catholic News Service
Pope Benedict XVI has urged international leaders to reach a credible agreement on climate change, keeping in mind the needs of the poor and of future generations.
Dioceses sell tainted German publisher
- Published: 30 November 2011
- By: Catholic News Service
German Catholic dioceses have ordered the immediate sale of a Church-owned publishing house after reports it made millions selling erotic and pornographic titles.
International law must protect civilians from war
- Published: 23 November 2011
- By: Kristin Gobberg
To protect innocent civilians from the harmful effects of weapons of war, “international humanitarian law remains an essential safety measure not to be weakened,” a Vatican official has said.
Bertone ruling not aimed at Council for Justice and Peace
- Published: 23 November 2011
- By: John Thavis
The unusual and somewhat mysterious gestation process of Vatican documents came into the spotlight recently, thanks to a controversial white paper on economic justice.
Benin message: be a model for Africa
- Published: 23 November 2011
- By: administrator
On a three-day visit to Benin, Pope Benedict XVI urged African Catholics to witness the hope of the Gospel in their daily lives and make the Church a model of reconciliation for the continent.
Rape destroying Congolese society
- Published: 23 November 2011
- By: Barb Fraze
The high incidence of rape in Congo is not just destroying women but society, said the general secretary of the Church’s national justice and peace commission, Sister Marie-Barnard Alima.
Nairobi's overlooked famine
- Published: 16 November 2011
- By: Patricia Zapor
Normally, Sunday Mass at Holy Trinity Parish in the Kariobangi slum is an energetic celebration that runs for several hours. But when Comboni Father Paulino Mondo noticed parishioners were starting to faint before Mass ended, he realised it wasn’t exuberance that was making them weak.
Key to population growth is developing for benefit of all
- Published: 09 November 2011
- By: Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY – The challenge posed by the world’s population reaching seven billion people is not how to stop population growth but how to find ways to ensure continued growth can benefit all humanity, said an article in Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano.
