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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”   Most. Rev. Giampaolo Crepaldi Archbishop of Trieste and President...


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       Source: (Catholic News Agency –CNA)   The suffering of persecuted Christians across the world will be docume...


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?   Stefano Fontana Director of the Observatory   “Vita e Pensiero”, the publis...


28-01-2010

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

          European Assembly Delays "Gay Rights" Vote   Expert Notes Resolution Threatens Fundamental Freedoms     STRASBOURG, France, JAN. 27, 2010 ( Zenit.org ).- The Parliamentary Assembly of the Co...


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         Pope Benedict has appointed labor and development expert, Flaminia Giovanell...


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   Rt. Rev. Giampaolo Crepaldi Archbishop of Trieste President of the Observatory     Benedict XVI has made it customary...


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   Benedetta Cortese   In the latest issue of the French quarterly “Liberté politique” (n. 47...


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     Benedetta Cortese     There is no truce in the battle for the family and life in the world, and even this...


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.   Dearest re...


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”   Published in the latest issue (3/2009) of the German...



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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