Escaping Poverty: Interview With Archbishop Silvano Tomasi

January 29, 2009 in catholic, church, Economy, Ethical/Moral, interview, Political Life, poor, Right
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Escaping Poverty: Interview With Archbishop Silvano Tomasi GENEVA, OCT. 16, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Intelligent use of the economy, market and culture is needed to attain objectives coinciding with our values as Christians and members of the human family, says a Holy See representative. In this interview with ZENIT, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, apostolic nuncio and permanent observer [...]

The Birth Dearth

January 25, 2009 in bioethics, catholic, Economy, Social
Tags: Aging, Birth, Dearth, division, Economic and Social, force, Impact, population, ratio, retired, Societies, work

Economic and Social Impact of Aging Societies By Father John Flynn, L.C. ROME, SEPT. 30, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Decades of declining birthrates are causing a rapid aging of many nation’s populations. Romanian President Traian Basescu recently warned that his country’s population was declining and that more needs to be done to support women who have children, [...]

Arms Spending Continues to Grow

August 31, 2008 in catholic, Economy, war
Tags: Annual, armaments, Arms, Big, Continue, Grow, Increase, institute, international, nuclear, Report, research, Reveal, Spending, stockholm, Trade

Annual Report Reveals Big Increase in Trade By Father John Flynn, L.C. ROME, JULY 9, 2007 (Zenit.org).- World military expenditure grew 3.5% in 2006, reaching $1,204 billion. On June 11 the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute published the latest edition of its annual yearbook that provides an ample panorama of armaments and global security issues. [...]

Business Ethics and Christianity

July 26, 2008 in catholic, Christ, Christianity, church, Economy, Ethical/Moral, God
Tags: board, business, Christianity, dignity, Economy, education, ethics, federal, globalization, gospel, person, reserve, skill, technology, values, work, world

Pope Offers Guidelines By Father John Flynn, L.C. ROME, JUNE 24, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Confrontations over globalization no longer make headlines, but many concerns remain over the future of the world economy. In past months the question of growing economic inequality has come under increasing attention. Globalization has delivered many benefits, argued a front-page article published [...]

Lay Evangelizers and Faith in Action

June 2, 2008 in catholic, Christ, Christianity, culture, Economy, education, faith, Family, human rights, Jesus Christ, Life, Renewal, vocation
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Interview With New Member of Cor Unum ROME, JUNE 13, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI recently named Jean-Luc Moens to the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, the Vatican dicastery that oversees the Church’s charitable activities. Moens has served as president of FIDESCO, a nongovernmental organization that helps in development projects, since 1997. His next book on evangelization [...]