(Vatican Radio/VIS) In his “Report prior to discussion” presented Tuesday morning to Synod Fathers and Fraternal delegates, the relator general Cardinal Peter Erdo, pointed to the ‘privatization of love’ as the greatest challenge to the family today in a world where the ‘feel good factor’ outweighs any other value, particularly one which requires commitment and…
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(Vatican Radio) The Synod is a process, “we should not expect sound bite solutions” to the challenges facing the family in todays’ “secularized culture”, says the Archbishop of Washington DC, Cardinal Donald Wuerl. He was speaking to Vatican Radio on the eve of the first full day of working sessions in the Extra-Ordinary Synod of…
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(Vatican Radio) The Synod is a process, “we should not expect sound bite solutions” to the challenges facing the family in todays’ “secularized culture”, says the Archbishop of Washington DC, Cardinal Donald Wuerl. He was speaking to Vatican Radio on the eve of the first full day of working sessions in the Extra-Ordinary Synod of…
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(Vatican Radio) The Holy See’s top diplomat to Jordan and Iraq says education, stopping the flow of weapons into the region and preventing the illegal sale of oil must become priorities for the international community if there is to be any hope of ending conflicts in Syria and Iraq. Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Giorgio Lingua, says…
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(Vatican Radio) In December 2013, the Catholic humanitarian aid network Caritas launched the One Human Family, Food for All campaign. The aims of the 18 month long initiative include, encouraging regular people to learn more about hunger and ways to solve it, calling on governments around the world to guarantee a right to food for…
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