US Bishops voice hope for new administration
Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), voiced hope for the Obama administration but pointed to possible obstacles, in his statement at the end of the annual fall assembly of the US Catholic Bishops Conference on 12 November. "The .... |
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Operation Murambatsvina: urban clean-up in Zimbabwe
Murambatsvina is a Shona word meaning "clean-up". This story describes how a supposed "clean-up" operation is used to bring to heel the urban dwellers consistently opposed to the ruling political party. Fr Michael Bennett, a Kiltegan missionary, has worked for fifteen years as a justice and peace .... |
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They circumcised me
Female genital mutilation (FGM) includes procedures that intentionally alter or injure female genital organs for non-medical reasons. An estimated 100 to 140 million girls and women worldwide are currently living with the consequences of FGM. In Africa, about three million girls are at risk for FGM .... |
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Red light on human trafficking
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Faith amid destruction in the mountains of heaven
Fr. Philip Gibbs SVD tells how two women from Papua New Guinea's Enga province coped with injury and loss during tribal warfare. .... |
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Sophia - Lady Wisdom at work
Tom Cahill talks with Jean Quinn, founder of the Sophia Housing Association which takes a holistic approach to helping homeless people.
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Circle of friends
Hugh Oram looks at the impact of the Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) on Ireland and the rest of the world and discovers a faith community that may well be small in numbers but is committed to justice, peace, and silence.
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Bees to Africa, rabbits to China, hope to people in need
A unique and practical Irish project to bring help to third world families is paying significant dividends:Paul Kildare reports. .... |
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Burmese days (Using power wisely and responsibly)
Edmund Grace SJ expands on Pope Benedict's intention for the month of December 2006: 'that the gentle and humble Jesus be an inspiration to those in authority to use power wisely and responsibly'. .... |
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Persecuted in my name
Fr Ragheed Ganni was martyred in Mosul, Iraq, on 3 June 2007. Many Christians throughout the world are still being persecuted. The Pope asks us to pray for those persecuted that they may have strength and courage in living their faith. Fr Fergus O'Donoghue SJ explains.
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EU Charter of Fundamental Human Rights
The Charter is the result of work on human rights begun in 1950 by the European Convention on Human Rights and proclaimed as a charter in December 2007 for the Lisbon Treaty. It is organised into six titles: dignity, freedoms, equality, solidarity, citizens' rights and justice. Art 51 seems to .... |
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Remembering Romero
On 24 March 1980, Archbishop Romero was assassinated while celebrating Mass. He was the most high-profile victim of El Salvador’s civil war between powerful landowners and the dispossessed.
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Priest, Prophet and President
Canon 285 par 3 of the Code of Canon Law states: "Clerics are forbidden to assume public office whenever it means sharing in the exercise of civil power". Columban missionary Fr Shay Cullen asks us not to judge too hastily those who have felt the struggle for justice has warranted their going into .... |
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World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
"At the beginning of the New Millenium, the poverty of billions of men and women is the one issue that most challenges our human and Christian consciences." Pope John Paul II. October 17 is World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty .... |
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Integration in Ireland
If there are concerns about immigration or racism, they
should be listened to and discussed rationally, says Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, to prevent myths and rumour spreading false ideas about immigrants.
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Irish housing: time for new vision
Dr Michael Punch of the School of Sociology UCD analyses how as a society we got to where we are and how we might do something better. .... |
