Pope Benedict’s encyclical, Caritas in Veritate (Love in Truth) is an anniversary document marking the 40th anniversary of Populorum Progressio issued by Pope Paul VI in 1967. Benedict notes, “In...more
On October 17, 2006, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Vatican’s representative to the UN, emphasized that the “free trade†agenda that the U.S. and other rich countries are promoting is often detrimental to poor countries.
On October 9, people around the United States will celebrate Columbus Day, the day on which the U.S. commemorates Christopher Columbus’s arrival to the New World in 1492. Columbus Day is remembered for its sense of hope: anything was possible in the New World.
Some opponents of immigration would allege that job loss in the U.S. can be blamed on the arrival of immigrants in the U.S. However, immigrants are actually more like to help the economy grow and crea...more
There are 60 countries in today's world that are poorer than they were thirty years ago. A fifth of the world's population (1.2 billion people) lives on less than $1 per day and almost half the world'...more
What have the U.S. Bishops said about CAFTA? This fact sheet summarizes their concerns about the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
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This fact sheet highlights the main concerns about the Central American Free Trade Agreement and answers the questions, "What factors are needed for the development of countries in poverty?"...more
Our faith tradition calls for righting wrongs and restoring people and communities to right relationships; thus, we must ask what is good and effective and what is wrong and unjust about our global sy...more
