Articles on this issue "volunteerism"
Without charity work, society cannot last long, Benedict XVI says, since even in the most just society, love will always be necessary. The Pope affirmed this Saturday when he addressed some …
read moreHere is the Vatican translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered Feb. 10 in Paul VI Hall to members of the Confederation of Misericordie d'Italia, a voluntary service group. * * * Dear …
read moreThe Organizing Committee of the 20th World Youth Day needs volunteers. Lots of them. The committee estimates that 20,000 volunteers will be needed to assist the approximately 800,000 young …
read moreThe Taytay Vicariate obtained a decree from the Holy See declaring St. Benedict Menni patron of volunteers throughout the ecclesiastical territory, the first Church circumscription to obtain …
read moreJohn Paul II says the task of Christian volunteers is to make people experience their selfless dedication as an expression of "the tenderness of the heavenly Father." The Pope described the …
read moreAbout 7,000 young volunteers prayed for the success of World Youth Day, which begins this Tuesday. "Let us now pray for the success," Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic, archbishop of Toronto, told …
read moreRegistration has opened for those wishing to volunteer for World Youth Day. The WYD Center for the training of volunteers began its activities Friday in Toronto. Its aim is to prepare …
read moreVolunteer work is a phenomenon that goes "against the current" of individualism and the primacy of dominant "economic interests," John Paul II says. He made his comments today when he received …
read moreVolunteers are "a sign of hope" for our time and for the poor, John Paul II says in a message at the close of the U.N. International Year of Volunteers. "Whether you work individually or are …
read moreWhat unique contribution do Catholic volunteers make? This was the question addressed by an international symposium organized in the Vatican by the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers. …
read moreFor the past decade, youths from around Europe have been leading summer tours in Florence and describing the history, art and religious significance of historic churches like Santa Maria del …
read moreDespite few resources and lots of obstacles, Caritas-Cuba has attracted an army of 12,000 volunteers to help the Caribbean nation. The work of the Cuban Churchs aid agency runs the gamut from …
read moreTwo religious superiors have asked John Paul II to proclaim St. Benedict Menni the universal patron of volunteers. Pascual Piles, superior general of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God, …
read moreInternational Volunteers for Development, an organization inspired in Salesian spirituality, held a symposium here last weekend to discuss the identity, role and objectives of cooperation for …
read moreThree hundred Western volunteers are on their way to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to witness to peace, in a country engulfed in civil war. Most of the volunteers are Italian or French, …
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