Archive for July, 2007

Interview With Bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico
 
APARECIDA, Brazil, MAY 21, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Bishop Ricardo Ramírez says the 5th General Conference of the Episcopate of Latin America and the Caribbean is an opportunity to learn many things for the direction of the Church in the United States.
 
Bishop Ramírez of Las Cruces, New Mexico, spoke to [...]

Key Themes Raised During Visit
By Father John Flynn
ROME, MAY 21, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Brazil, Benedict XVI announced upon arriving in São Paulo on May 9, has a very special place in his heart. The Pope explained that this is due to it being the country with the largest number of Catholics and because of its potential [...]

Interview With Director of British Evangelization Agency
 
LONDON, MAY 20, 2007 (Zenit.org ).- A new report on church attendance in the United Kingdom suggests that many Britons have no connection with organized religion, and that the majority of those who identify themselves as Christian never go to Church.
 
The Christian relief and development agency Tearfund released the [...]

Studies Raise Concerns Over Video Games
 
By Father John Flynn
 
ROME, MAY 20, 2007 (Zenit.org).- A couple of new publications in the United States shed light on the long-standing debate over media violence and children. In April the Federal Trade Commission published the latest in a series of reports on the issue.
 
Titled: “Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children,” [...]

“Fairness and Unfairness of the Financial Markets”
 
VATICAN CITY, MAY 19, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Here is the address Luis Ernesto Derbez Bautista, former foreign minister of Mexico, gave at the plenary session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences in Rome. The meetings were held from April 27 – May 1.
 
When speaking of fairness in financial markets, [...]