Articles on this issue "Pontifical Council Cor Unum"
As one can't give what one doesn't have, the Church's aid organizations are working on not only collecting material goods, but also spiritual ones. This was the conclusion of the 28th plenary …
read moreBenedict XVI is underlining the Church's specific role in promoting justice, not by politics, but by its announcement of the Gospel and its promotion of virtues like charity and faith. The …
read moreThe struggle against poverty must go beyond simply pursuing working goals; it must also include forming the heart, says the president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum. Cardinal Paul Cordes …
read moreIn a message addressed to officials of Catholic aid institutions in Asia, Benedict XVI thanked the continent's witnesses of charity. The Pope said this in a message sent to the participants …
read moreThe Pope's secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, appointed the president of Aid to the Church in Need, Father Joaquín Alliende, to the Pontifical Council Cor Unum. The aid agency …
read moreAt this time of economic crisis, Benedict XVI's visit to Angola and Cameroon will foster closeness and solidarity with Africa, explained Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes. The president of the …
read moreThe proposal of a member of the social networking Web site Facebook suggesting that the Vatican should exchange its treasures for food in Africa is an impossibility due to international law, …
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read moreThe Pontifical Council Cor Unum has sent aid on behalf of Benedict XVI to the suffering peoples of Gaza. The dicastery, which oversees the charitable works of the Holy See, announced Saturday …
read moreBishops must be careful not to delegate too much charity work to others, as it's necessary that they take an active leadership role themselves, says the president of the Pontifical Council Cor …
read moreThe president of the Vatican council that oversees the Church's charitable activities will visit the United States to talk of the theology of charity with the nations' bishops and social …
read moreA spiritual retreat for leaders of Catholic charities on the American continent was not a waste of time, but rather a way to make them more efficient, explained the cardinal who oversees the …
read moreTwenty years ago, the classrooms of Rome pontifical universities were filled with seminarians, priests and men and women religious. Today, thousands of young people flock to those same …
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