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Love for others requires involvement in politics, Pope says
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY – The Christian call to love one another and to work for justice requires the active participation in the political process, Pope Benedict XVI said in his new encyclical. “To desire the common good and strive toward it is a requirement of justice and charity,” the Pope […]
Encyclical: Keeping pro-life sensibility can help during tough times
By Chaz Muth Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Keeping a pro-life sensibility during hard economic times can actually help a society through those trying years, Pope Benedict XVI said in his third encyclical, “Caritas in Veritate” (“Charity in Truth”). In a social encyclical on development and the world’s financial crisis, the Pope said it is […]
In new encyclical, Pope calls for sharing earth’s resources equitably
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI dedicated a portion of his new social encyclical, “Caritas in Veritate” (“Charity in Truth”), to the urgent duty to share the earth’s resources equitably and safeguard the environment for future generations. He criticized states, organizations and companies that hoard nonrenewable fossil fuels. Not […]
Encyclical seeks economic model that meets long-term sustainability
By Chaz Muth Catholic News Service WASHINGTON – Today’s international economic model requires a new way of understanding business enterprise, Pope Benedict XVI said in his third encyclical, “Caritas in Veritate” (“Charity in Truth”). When business leaders make themselves exclusively answerable to their investors, they limit their enterprise’s social value and often sacrifice long-term sustainability […]
‘Charity in Truth’
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY – Ethical values are needed to overcome the current global economic crisis as well as to eradicate hunger and promote the real development of all the world’s peoples, Pope Benedict XVI said in his new encyclical. The document, “Caritas in Veritate” (“Charity in Truth”) was dated June […]
Social encyclical released
‘Charity in Truth’Encyclical seeks economic model that meets long-term sustainabilityIn new encyclical, Pope calls for sharing earth’s resources equitablyEncyclical: Keeping pro-life sensibility can help during tough timesLove for others requires involvement in politics, Pope saysEncyclical asks unions to protect workers beyond their membership Caritas in veritate(full document) Purchase a print copy Cardinal Justin Rigali on […]
As Year of St. Paul comes to a close, children show what they’ve learned
By JIM GAUGERSpecial to The CS&T The Year of St. Paul the Apostle – the celebration of his life and teachings – comes to an end on June 29, his feast day. The special jubilee announced by Pope Benedict XVI has been celebrated with liturgies, symposiums and publications. In the Archdiocese of Philadelphia one of […]
Student essay wins award from police department
Editor’s Note: Maite Guachichullca, a Hispanic student from St. Laurence School in Highland Park, won third place for this essay about how to stop violence in the community. The contest was sponsored by the Upper Darby police department. You hear about it in the news, on the radio and everywhere you go, and it is […]
Ensayo estudiantil premiado por la policia
Nota editorial: Maite Guachichullca, una estudiante hispana de la escuela St. Laurence en Highland Park, ganó tercer lugar por su ensayo sobre cómo parar la violencia en la comunidad. El concurso lo patrocinó recientemente el departamento de policia de Upper Darby. Oyes acerca de esto en las noticias, en la radio, en todas partes que […]
‘Here I am Lord, I come to do Your will’
From our vicarMsgr. Hugh J. Shields Just a little under two weeks ago, a number of men from different backgrounds, educational levels, languages and cultures, most accompanied by their wives, gathered at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary to clearly and enthusiastically say by their presence, “Here I am Lord, I come to do your will.” These […]