Articles on this issue "social"
A priest serves the world not when he forsakes his identity and loses himself in social and economic activities but when "he preaches the social Gospel from the altar," says a Vatican …
read moreThis year's midnight Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and the next day's papal message and blessing will be able to be followed live on television worldwide. Television coverage of these …
read moreJohn Paul II appointed Monsignor Renato Boccardo, until now responsible for the preparation of papal trips, as secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. Monsignor Boccardo …
read moreWhat follows is a statement delivered Wednesday by Archbishop Celestino Migliore before the Second Committee on Agenda Item 91-a: "International Trade and Development." * * * Mr. Chairman, The …
read moreAdvertising can contribute to economic, social and even moral progress, but it's crucial that it also respect the dignity of the human person, says a Vatican official. Addressing the World …
read moreBelow is an adapted translation of an address given by Legionary of Christ Father Thomas D. Williams, dean of theology at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University, on the Church's social …
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 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 moreA compendium of the Church's social doctrine, a cherished project of Cardinal François Xavier Nguyên Van Thuân, is expected to be published soon. So says Archbishop Renato Martino, the …
read morePrincipal texts of the magisterium on the Church's social doctrine, arranged systematically, are now available for consultation on Internet. It is the digital version of the "Social Agenda: A …
read moreWhen it comes to the media and communications, the public want consistency in what journalists say and how they live; in a word, they want "ethics," the president of the Pontifical Council for …
read moreAvvenire).- Edmond Malinvaud, president of the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences, finds that "there are many ethical rules in economics, but it is important that the Church express its …
read moreFor its series on the documents of Second Vatican Council, ZENIT turned to EWTN's Colin Donovan about "Inter Mirifica," the decree on the means of social communications. Donovan is vice …
read moreHere is the address John Paul II delivered today when he received in audience the participants of the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. * * * Mr President, Distinguished …
read moreChristian patriarchs and bishops of Iraq have asked that their country's future Constitution recognize fundamental human rights, particularly religious liberty. In a signed statement published …
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