Articles on this issue "Pontifical Council Cor Unum"

Obama Nominates Hackett for Holy See Ambassador Post

Former Catholic Relief Services President Expected to Get Congress Confirmation

Washington, D.C., (Zenit.org) | 638 hits

The White House announced Friday that Barack Obama has nominated Ken Hackett, the former president of Catholic Relief Services, as the US ambassador to the Holy See. Hackett is a consultant …

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Pontifical Council "Cor Unum" Sponsors Meeting on Syrian Relief Efforts

Call on International Community to Support Countries Receiving Refugees

Vatican City, (Zenit.org) Junno Arocho Esteves | 554 hits

From June 4-5, the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” sponsored a meeting in Rome with 25 charities and relief organizations who are working in aiding the humanitarian crisis in Syria. Also …

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Here is the translation of the communique by the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” on the Meeting of Catholic Charitable Organizations who are active in the ongoing crisis in Syria. --- --- --- …

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Francis Sends Aid to Flood Victims

Nuncio Sees Gift as Concrete Expression of Spiritual Closeness

Vatican City, (Zenit.org) Staff | 880 hits

Through the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, Pope Francis sent some $50,000 to the Archdiocese of La Plata in his native Argentina as emergency aid for victims of the flash floods that swept …

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'Cor Unum' President Will Address Forum on Syrian Humanitarian Efforts

Cardinal Robert Sarah Expected to Visit Refugee Camps in the Region During 3-Day Visit to Jordan

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Cardinal Robert Sarah, president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, along with Msgr. Giampietro Dal Toso, Secretary of the same dicastery, will be in Jordan this week to speak at a forum …

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Pope Benedict XVI Makes Donation to Earthquake Victims

Contribution Comes as Second Earthquake Strikes Northern Italy

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Following a devastating earthquake in northern Italy, Pope Benedict XVI, through the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”, has made a donation to the dioceses in the region. The contribution of …

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Caritas Invites Young People to Volunteer

New Secretary-General Tells of Experience as a Student

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The new secretary-general of the Church's charity organization says that young people are a "powerful force" when Caritas responds to crises. Michel Roy, who was elected in May to lead the …

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The Pontifical Council Cor Unum is warning that hundreds of thousands of people in the Horn of Africa are at risk of dying due to a lack of basic necessities. In a communiqué today, the …

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Cor Unum Leader: Communion With Church at Base of Charity

Cardinal Sarah Marks Council's 40th Anniversary

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As Church leaders are examining the Catholic identity of the Church's charity services, the president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum has used the dicastery's anniversary as an occasion to …

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Food and Clothes Aren't Enough, Says Cor Unum Leader

Conference Will Consider What the Poor Most Need

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The Guinea-born cardinal who oversees the Church's charitable work says the poor in many countries are lacking God, more than food or clothes. "I wouldn't be here if I had not seen men die for …

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An international NGO established to fight poverty is getting a boost from the Vatican as the president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum is set to celebrate the official send-off of its 80 …

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Building on a Foundation of Love

Interview With Msgr. Dal Toso, Secretary of Cor Unum

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If society is to survive the winds, rains and storms of life, it must build its structures on the solid rock of authentic love, says the secretary of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum. Msgr. …

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Church's Charity Work Seen as Unsung Hero

Cardinal Sarah Urges Media to Spread the Word

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Cardinal: Pope Wants Us to Personally Encounter Christ

Cor Unum President Presents Lenten Message

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Cor Unum's Presentation of Pope's Lenten Letter

"We Must Make Known the Concrete Charity of the Catholic Church"

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Here is a Vatican translation of the address delivered today by Cardinal Robert Sarah, the president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, at the public presentation of Benedict XVI's message …

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