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, [...]

Divine Diplomacy

November 5, 2008 in catholic, Christ, Christianity, education, Ethical/Moral, faith, justice, peace, Political Life, Social, Spirituality
Tags: action, analysis, article, books, catholic, Christian, conflict, Diplomacy, divine, faith, foreign, government, international, Organization, policy, Religion, Role, society

Religion’s Role in International Society By Father John Flynn, L.C. ROME, SEPT. 16, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Amid the clatter of popular books attacking religion, one of the more frequent accusations made is that faith is guilty of fomenting political conflict. Clearly, it can’t be denied that religion is sometimes a factor in provoking dissension. On the [...]

Aiding a Defensive Sudan

October 13, 2008 in catholic, Christ, Christianity, faith, God, human rights, interview, Jesus Christ, restoration, Social
Tags: aid, Aiding, care, Defensive, Gesto, God, humanitarian, interview, Katie, missionary, serve, Sudan, worker

Interview With Missionary Katie Gesto WASHINGTON, D.C., AUG. 27, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Three foreigners have been given orders to leave Sudan in less than a week, and according to a missionary working in the country, aid workers are periodically threatened with expulsion by the government. Paul Barker, country director of CARE, told Reuters today that the [...]

Mother Teresa Persevered Through Doubt

October 12, 2008 in catholic, Christ, Christianity, church, faith, God, holy, poor, Social
Tags: 21st, catholic, century, charity, churchcalcutta, Dark, Doubt, light, missionaries, mother, Night, nun, Persevered, teresa

A Light in the 21st Century’s “Dark Night” By Elizabeth Lev ROME, AUG. 30, 2007 (Zenit.org).- As a respected Boston lawyer once remarked of recent biographies, “It’s tough times for the dead.” A case in point was the cover of last week’s Time magazine. Splashed across the front page ran the headline “The Secret Life [...]

Marriage and Religion: a Package Deal

June 24, 2008 in catholic, children/child, Christ, Christianity, Ethical/Moral, europe, faith, Family, God, Jesus Christ, marriage, Social, Spirituality, United States
Tags: american, bulwarks, center, deal, Family, God, marriage, motherhood, network, relationship, Religion, resilience, Social, sociology, stability, transcendence, value

New Studies Reveal Close Relationship By Father John Flynn, L.C. ROME, JUNE 18, 2007 (Zenit.org).- The fortunes of family life and religion may well be linked, say experts in recent studies. W. Bradford Wilcox, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, is the author of a research brief published in May by the [...]