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The Holy Father

BENEDETTO XVI

MESSAGE FOR LENT 2010.

The Holy Father

BENEDETTO XVI

ADDRESS TO THE BISHOPS OF THE EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE OF ENGLAND AND WALES ON THEIR "AD LIMINA" VISIT.

The Church in the World

Archbishop Charles Chaput

ARCHBISHOP CHAPUT WARNS AGAINST PRIDE AND VANITY. Urges Catholics to Be Missionaries to Modern Culture.

The Holy Father

BENEDETTO XVI

PAPAL MESSAGE FOR WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY

The Holy Father

BENEDETTO XVI

VISIT TO THE SYNAGOGUE OF ROME - Sunday, 17 January 2010 -

The Holy Father

BENEDETTO XVI

PAPAL ADDRESS TO DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

The Church in the World

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference

Catholic Church welcomes move to make Internet safer

Message for peace

BENEDETTO XVI

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD DAY OF PEACE 2010.

The Church in the World

Episcopal Conference of USA (USCCB)

JOINT LETTER ON HEALTH CARE TO US SENATE.

The Church in Europe

Cardinal George Pell

Cardinal Pell on Religion, Human Rights and Policy. "These Great Matters Must Be Decided Politically".

The Holy Father

BENEDETTO XVI

ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS TO FAO ON THE OCCASION OF THE WORLD SUMMIT ON FOOD SECURITY.

Card. Van Thuan Observatory

David L. Schindler

"Life, Family, and Development:The Anthropological Unity of Caritas in Veritate"

The Holy Father

BENEDETTO XVI

Papal Address to European Community Envoy. "That Europe Not Allow its Model of Civilization to Be Eroded".

The Holy See

BENEDETTO XVI

BENEDICT XVI´S MESSAGE FOR WORLD FOOD DAY 2009

François Xavier Nguyen van Thuân

"Non di rado,
nel mondo moderno,
ci sentiamo perdenti.
Ma l’avventura della speranza ci porta oltre.

Un giorno ho trovato scritto su un calendario queste parole:

«Il mondo è di chi lo ama e sa meglio dargliene la prova».

Quanto sono vere queste parole!

Nel cuore di ogni persona c’è un’infinita sete d’amore e noi, con quell’amore che Dio ha effuso nei nostri cuori, possiamo saziarla"

 

François Xavier Nguyen van Thuân

Our books

FIRST REPORT ON THE SOCIAL DOCTRINE FO THE CHURCH.

FIRST REPORT ON THE SOCIAL DOCTRINE FO THE CHURCH.

                  OUR OBSERVATORY AND THE FIRST WORLD REPORT   ON THE SOCIAL DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH       A great editorial event. Now available in Italian bookstores is the FIRST REPORT ON THE SOCIAL...

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SDC News

04-02-2010

TOO OLD, NOT TOO MANY. PROMISING SIGNS OF RETHINKING DEMOGRAPHY AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE REASONS OF “CARITAS IN VERITATE”.

TOO OLD, NOT TOO MANY. PROMISING SIGNS OF RETHINKING  DEMOGRAPHY AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE REASONS OF “CARITAS IN VERITATE”.

01-02-2010

THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY IN MILAN HAS PUBLISHED THE “HUMAN RIGHTS LEXICON”, BUT THE RIGHT TO LIFE IS ABSENT. WHY?

THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY IN MILAN HAS PUBLISHED THE “HUMAN RIGHTS LEXICON”, BUT THE RIGHT TO LIFE IS ABSENT. WHY?

01-02-2010

WHERE GOD WEEPS: A NEW WEBSITE ON PERSECUTE CHRISTIANS ACROSS THE WORLD

WHERE GOD WEEPS: A NEW WEBSITE ON PERSECUTE CHRISTIANS  ACROSS THE WORLD

28-01-2010

European Assembly Delays "Gay Rights" Vote. Expert Notes Resolution Threatens Fundamental Freedoms.

25-01-2009

FLAMINIA GIOVANELLI, NEW UNDERSECRETARY OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE. CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES FROM OUR OBSERVATORY

22-01-2010

Flaminia Giovanelli is the first female under secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

Flaminia Giovanelli is  the first female under secretary  of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

14-01-2010

THE “COURTYARD OF THE GENTILES” AND THE SOCIAL DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH.

THE “COURTYARD OF THE GENTILES” AND THE SOCIAL DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH.

07-01-2010

CLIMATE: IS THE DEBATE COOLING DOWN? AN ARTICLE IN “LIBERTÉ POLITIQUE” GOING AGAINST THE TIDE.

CLIMATE: IS THE DEBATE COOLING DOWN? AN ARTICLE IN “LIBERTÉ POLITIQUE”  GOING AGAINST THE TIDE.

29-12-2009

A HARD BATTLE FOR THE FAMILY AND LIFE IN THE WORLD AS 2009 ENDS AND 2010 DAWNS.

A HARD BATTLE FOR THE FAMILY AND LIFE IN THE WORLD AS 2009 ENDS AND 2010 DAWNS.

23-12-2009

Now available, Issue 4 / 2009 of the “BOLLETTINO DI DOTTRINA SOCIALE DELLA CHIESA”.

Now available, Issue 4 / 2009 of the “BOLLETTINO DI DOTTRINA SOCIALE DELLA CHIESA”.

24-12-2009

THE FIFTH YEAR OF OBSERVATORY ACTIVITIES. OUR BEST WISHES FOR A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. A PRESENT IN THE FORM OF AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE HOLY FATHER´S ADDRESSES.

THE FIFTH YEAR OF OBSERVATORY ACTIVITIES. OUR BEST WISHES FOR A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. A PRESENT IN THE FORM OF AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE HOLY FATHER´S ADDRESSES.

23-12-2009

CRITICAL POINTS OF “CARITAS IN VERITATE”. INTERVIEW WITH ARCHBISHOP GIAMPAOLO CREPALDI PUBLISHED BY GERMAN MAGAZINE “AMOS INTERNATIONAL”.

CRITICAL POINTS OF “CARITAS IN VERITATE”. INTERVIEW WITH ARCHBISHOP GIAMPAOLO CREPALDI PUBLISHED BY GERMAN MAGAZINE “AMOS INTERNATIONAL”.

22-12-2009

US BISHOPS: SENATE BILL STILL UNACCEPTABLE. Send Last-Minute Letter on Health Care Reform.

21-12-2009

AFTER COPENHAGEN/3 THE ECOLOGY AND WORDS TO CLARIFY SUSTAINABILITY, PRECAUTION, SOBRIETY, INCLUSION.

21-12-2009

AFTER COPENHAGEN / 1 THE HOLY FATHER’S AWAITED MESSAGE ON THE ECOLOGY WAS A CONFIRMATION.

AFTER COPENHAGEN / 1 THE HOLY FATHER’S AWAITED MESSAGE ON THE ECOLOGY WAS A CONFIRMATION.

16-12-2009

IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP OF RIGHTS AND DUTIES.

IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP OF RIGHTS AND DUTIES.

15-12-2009

CHRISTIANITY: NEITHER A RELIGION WITHOUT ETHICS, NOR ETHICS WITHOUT RELIGION.

CHRISTIANITY: NEITHER A RELIGION WITHOUT ETHICS,  NOR ETHICS WITHOUT RELIGION.

11-12-2009

GOD TODAY: WITH HIM OR WITHOUT HIM EVERYTHING CHANGES.

05-12-2009

ITALY: BILL ON THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE CONCEIVED. PROPOSAL TO AMEND ARTICLE 1 OF THE CODE OF CIVIL LAW.

02-12-2009

THE DIOCESE OF WASHINGTON D. C. AND SAME-SEX MARRIAGES

THE DIOCESE OF WASHINGTON D. C. AND SAME-SEX MARRIAGES

Book Review

2009-12-03

R. STARK

One true God: historical consequences of monotheism.

2009-11-18

Benedetto XVI

"CARITAS IN VERITATE” . Introduction of Giampaolo Crepaldi.

2009-10-19

Harry Wu

The Slaughter of the Innocents. The One Child Alone Policy in China.

2009-09-09

Prospects for Integral Disarmament. Acts of the Seminar on Disarmament, Development and Peace

2009-07-06

J. Ratzinger-Benedetto XVI

In praise of conscience. The truth questions the heart.

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