The Cry of the Poor

Tertium Quid – Vol. 3, Issue 4 – By Robert Chronowski – March 19, 2013 (printable version) “The Lord hears the cry of the poor; blessed be the Lord” is a response to Psalm 34 as used in the Mass readings often enough that we all recognize the words. We say or sing those words [...]

Pope as “Authoritative Moral Leader” During Global Economic Crisis

Vatican Radio – February 19, 2013 (Vatican Radio) Pope Benedict’s pontificate has coincided with a global economic crisis that has seen poverty rates soaring in many countries around the world. The Catholic-inspired development agency Progressio says the Pope has been “an authoritative moral leader” during this time of crisis and singles out the clear message [...]

On the Feast of the Ugandan Martyrs, O’Meara Ferguson Continues to Lay the Foundation for the Pelican Africa Fund

Tertium Quid – Vol. 3, Issue 2 – By Patrick O’Meara – June 15, 2012 (printable version) I recently returned from East Africa where I spoke to the Ugandan Episcopal Conference on the Development of the Lay vocation through actions in Investment vs Aid. This talk was very much derived from Caritas in Veritate where [...]

Meeting Pope, Rabbi Seeks Joint Efforts to Infuse Economy with Values

Catholic News Service – December 13, 2011 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The free market is the economic model that seems most consonant with biblical teaching, but the global economic crisis demonstrates that, without moral values, the market economy can implode, said Great Britain’s chief rabbi. Sir Jonathan Sacks, chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations [...]

Vatican to Issue Document on Global Financial Reform

Catholic News Service – By John Thavis – October 19, 2011 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican has prepared a document on reform of the global financial system and the potential role of a public regulatory authority. The document, prepared by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, was to be released Oct. 24 in [...]

The Economic Crisis and the Social Doctrine of the Church

Vatican Information Service – October 17, 2011 VATICAN CITY, 15 OCT 2011 (VIS) – “Over the last 120 years, during which the social doctrine of the Church has developed, many great changes have taken place which were not even imaginable at the time of Leo XIII’s historic Encyclical ‘Rerum novarum’. Nonetheless, the alteration in external [...]

US Latinos Present Historic Response to Pope’s Encyclical

Catholic News Agency – By David Kerr – September 28, 2011 Vatican City, Sep 28, 2011 / (CNA/EWTN News) – The Catholic Association of Latino Leaders has become the first lay organization in the world to give the Vatican an official response to Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical “Caritas in Veritate.” “The response provides a beautiful [...]

“Humanae Vitae” Seen as Answer to Economic Crisis

Zenit – July 13, 2011 Financial Woes Said to Spring From Denial of Human Dignity ROME, JULY 13, 2011 (Zenit.org) – To stop the economic problems of the world, it’s not the instruments that must change, but the people who use them, says the president of the Vatican’s Institute for the Works of Religion. Gotti [...]

Business Ethics Summit Begins at the Vatican

Catholic News Agency – By David Kerr – June 16, 2011 Vatican City, Jun 16, 2011 / (CNA/EWTN News) – The Vatican launched a major conference today on business ethics, aimed at discussing whether or not unethical practices were at the root of the economic crisis and if ethics can prevent a future collapse. “As [...]

Chicago Cardinal Examines Modern Challenges from God-centered Perspective

Catholic News Agency – By Benjamin Mann – May 26, 2011 Chicago, Ill., May 26, 2011 / (CNA) – Every day, Chicago residents can see vast numbers of people at work in the diverse fields of business, politics, culture and science. In his new book “God in Action,” Chicago’s Cardinal Francis E. George holds a [...]

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