Tuesday, Sep 7, 2010

World

Global hunger has reached an all-time high
Aug. 11, 2010
Father Kenneth Weare, pastor of St. Rita Church in Fairfax and an adjunct professor of social ethics at the University of San Francisco, spoke on the crisis at an international conference of 560 moral theology professors from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe and North America.

Gazans see lifting of blockade as only solution to dire conditions
Jun. 23, 2010, By Judith Sudilovsky
JERUSALEM – Only a total lifting of the Israeli-imposed blockade on the Gaza Strip will significantly improve the situation for Gazans, said the Jerusalem regional director of the Pontifical Mission of Palestine after a two-day visit to the beleaguered region.

Church failed Foxconn workers, say migrants
Jun. 14, 2010, By Union of Catholic Asian News
Some migrant workers from the company have set up their own online mutual support site in the wake of at least 13 suicides or attempted suicides at the firm. They were joined by some Catholics working in other Shenzhen factories.

Victims say Bhopal sentence too lenient
Jun. 7, 2010, By Union of Catholic Asian News
A court in Bhopal today found eight people guilty of the world’s worst industrial disaster sentencing them to two years imprisonment and imposing fines of 100,000 rupees (US $2,200) each, 25 years after the crime.

'Burn it all!' if it's not in line with Church teaching: Alice von Hildebrand recalls her husband's inspiration
May. 31, 2010
Widow paints portrait of a man with an iron will and a deep love of Christ who fought Nazism, communism and racism and was passionate about protecting Church teaching amidst the uncertainty that followed Vatican II.

Amnesty criticizes Irish government for failing to protect children
May. 31, 2010, By Cian Molloy, Catholic News Service
The Irish practice of placing mentally disturbed children in adult institutions is "inexcusable," said the organization, which also noted that, between late 2002 and June 2009, more than 400 children have disappeared while in the care of the Irish Health Service Executive.

Jesuits show where Saint Ignatius died
May. 30, 2010


Catholic Relief Services commends Senate for acting on Congo minerals
May. 28, 2010
Legislation heads to conference committee.

Congo bishop seeks US Catholic help on mining wars, violence against women
May. 26, 2010, By Rick DelVecchio
More than 1 million Congolese have been displaced in fighting over illegal mining in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and women and girls are suffering the most as combatants use rape as a weapon of war, says Bishop Nicolas Djomo of the Diocese of Tshumbe.

As Korean tensions escalate, Catholic leaders call for prayers
May. 26, 2010
Catholic leaders have called for prayers as tensions in the Korean peninsula escalate, reported the Asian church news agency UCA News.

Cuban bishops meet with Castro; opening seen for political prisoners
May. 26, 2010, By Catholic News Service
HAVANA – Days after two Cuban Catholic archbishops came away from a four-hour meeting with President Raul Castro voicing optimism that conditions would improve for jailed political dissidents, one Cuban human rights activist said he was told the changes would begin this week.

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