Articles on this issue "globalization"
John Paul II says that globalization is widening the gap between rich and poor countries, and that it must be given a new ethical direction. "It is necessary that the process of globalization …
read moreThe Church in the Americas is called "to collaborate with the legitimate means to reduce the negative effects of globalization," says a Vatican official. Among the negative effects of …
read moreTwo new reports by U.N.-affiliated groups shed light in the ongoing debate over globalization. The first, released Feb. 24, was published by the World Commission on the Social Dimension of …
read moreMore than 80 Christian business executives, experts and university professors have gathered here to reflect on their social responsibility in the age of globalization. They were convoked by …
read moreJohn Paul II appealed to Christian business executives worldwide to be committed to the common good and to avoid making of globalization a synonym for the relativization of values. "Among the …
read moreJohn Paul II says the past must be understood rather than denied, amid the processes of social integration occurring in the era of globalization. And universities have a decisive role in …
read moreThe annual meeting of economic and political leaders in Davos saw Europe and the United States making peace after the divisions caused by the war in Iraq. The five-day talkfest that ended last …
read moreA Vatican official says the Catholic Church can do a lot to give meaning to globalization and put it more at the service of mankind. Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical …
read moreThe challenges of globalization will only be addressed by concrete cooperation, the Second North-South World Forum concluded. The forum, held in Rome last week from Oct. 23-25, took the motto …
read moreThe "global" view of the human being presented by the Church's social doctrine makes it an indispensable tool to understand the phenomenon of globalization, a Vatican official said. Bishop …
read moreMore than 50 bioethicists from around the globe gathered together during the summer to discuss the relationship between bioethics and globalization, as well as the treatment of the elderly and …
read moreMaking sense of the phenomenon of globalization takes more than just the expertise of specialists, says a philosopher. Father Jesús Villagrasa makes that point in his just-published book …
read moreThe world has spent too little effort to promote peace over the past few decades, says John Paul II. In a message to the 17th International Meeting of Prayer for Peace, the Pope said that in a …
read moreSome cultural and economic forces are trying to weaken ties among people in order to make it easier to peddle products worldwide, warns a commentator. "The cultural industry and the …
read moreHonduran Cardinal Oscar Rodríguez Maradiaga warned against a model of globalization promoted by powerful groups in developed countries that overlook the question of justice for weaker …
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