Articles on this issue "Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace"

Women Seen as Essential to Church

Flaminia Giovanelli Reflects on New Post

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Even though the role of women in the Church isn't the most visible, it is essential, says the first female undersecretary of the Pontifical Council of Justice and Peace. On Thursday, Flaminia …

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African to Lead Justice and Peace Council

Cardinal Turkson to Leave His Native Ghana

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Benedict XVI named Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, the archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana, and the first cardinal of that country, as the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and …

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Duke Henri, 4 Foundations Receive Van Thuân Prize

Justice and Peace Council Recognizes Defenders of Dignity

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A foundation began by the Vatican's justice and peace council is giving its Van Thuân awards to the grand duke of Luxembourg and four foundations. The St. Matthew Foundation of the Pontifical …

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Cardinal Martino Praises G-8 Summit on Crisis

Says it Concurs With Heart of Church's Social Doctrine

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The Group of Eight labor ministers meeting in Rome to discuss ways to help those affected by the global downturn are addressing the heart of the Church's social teaching, says a Vatican aide. …

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Cardinal Martino's Address at Congress on Women

"There Will Be No New Feminism Without God"

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Here is a translation of the address Cardinal Renato Martino, the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, gave at the conclusion of the 1st International Conference on Woman …

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Cardinal Says New Feminism Must Include God

Underlines Creator's Plan for Human Nature

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Christian women must lead in the discovery and promotion of a new feminism that underlines God's plan for human persons, said the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace president. Cardinal …

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Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, will receive the Order of the Star of Romania. The president of Romania, Traian Basescu, will …

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Vatican Congress Focuses on Women and Human Rights

Calls for a New Feminism in Favor of Life

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The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace is promoting an international conference calling women to give witness to a love for life, especially in the area of human rights. This congress, …

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Cardinal Calls Poverty a Moral Problem

Urges Change in Short-Term Gain Mentality

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Poverty is a problem posed to humanity's moral conscience, and cannot be explained solely from the material point of view, says the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. …

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Cardinal Discounts "Tension" Over Gaza Comment

Affirms That War Zone Is Contrary to Human Dignity

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Cardinal Renato Martino says his comment Wednesday that compared the Gaza Strip to a "big concentration camp" cannot be interpreted as anti-Israeli, after certain Jewish leaders protested the …

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Justice and Peace President on UN Declaration

"Sure Guide for the Promotion of the Dignity of the Human Person"

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Here is the address Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, delivered Wednesday at a concert held in Paul VI Hall to commemorate the 60th …

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Vatican Statement on Doha Meeting

"A New Pact to Re-establish the International Financial System"

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Here is a translation of the document prepared by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and approved by the Vatican secretariat of state on the causes and consequences of the world …

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It's About Morals, Not Dollars, Says Vatican Aide

Urges a Broader Look at Economic Crisis

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For a problem that is not exclusively financial, there needs to be a solution that is not exclusively financial, a Vatican representative is recalling. Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, secretary of …

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Vatican Aide: Put Man at the Center of the Economy

Cardinal Martino Says World Is More Than Just Money

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The financial crisis under way in the United States should remind us that the human person must be at the center of the economy, says the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and …

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Bishop Calls on Catholics to Stop Dozing

Urges Laity to Get Involved in Politics

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Catholics need to wake up when it comes to politics, and stop leaving "God in the pew," says a Vatican aide. Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and …

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