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"Church and State," said Pope Benedict, "are both called, according to their respective missions and with their own ends and means, to serve man, ... and they collaborate in promoting his integral good."
"Dear friends, I am grateful to you for all that you generously do to support this institution which the Holy See has entrusted and continues to entrust to the Society of Jesus."
Catholic universities must pay more attention in all their disciplines to the Church's social doctrine, recommended participants at an international conference convoked by the Holy See. Such attention to social doctrine would allow the Gospel to penetrate deeper in the social fiber, in order to defend and promote human dignity, the common good, solidarity, and justice and peace, they stated last Friday, the first day of the conference.
Here is the address that the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations gave at the plenary assembly of the 61st Session of the U.N. General Assembly on Item 69 (A): "Strengthening of the Coordination of Emergency Humanitarian Assistance of the United Nations."
Things seem to be going well in Germany these days. So why is Chancellor Angela Merkel and her governing "grand coalition" proving so unpopular?
German press...
German society hasn't been primed to accept high military casualties, but Berlin will have to send troops to southern Afghanistan to share the burden of heavy fighting by its NATO allies there. Also, comments on Angela Merkel's first year in office and the APEC summit.
The situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate - and NATO is squabbling about who is to blame. Some countries are tired of taking casualties while others, like the Germans in the north, refuse to get involved in the fighting.
The rector major of the Salesians exhorted his religious to take up again "with courage our fine task of giving back to Europe its soul."
Serbia's Prime Minister warned NATO members of serious consequences if they unilaterally recognize the independence of the Serbian southern province of Kosovo.
Al-Qaeda may apparently be working on another grand terrorist act, this time for Europe. According to reports received from Western intelligence services, al-Qaeda’s terrorists prepare to explode 30 planes and trains across Europe at Christmas time.
Iraq said it would restore full diplomatic relations with neighboring Syria after a 26-year break, a move that could curb the raging violence in the war-torn country.
Ethiopia and Eritrea rejected a proposal put forward by an independent boundary commission as a way around a 4-year impasse over the demarcation of their shared border.
The United States is prepared to move to a "Plan B" for dealing with Sudan if no agreement is reached by Jan. 1 on sending U.N. peacekeepers to Darfur and other steps to end the suffering there.
President Bush was unsuccessful over the weekend in trying to use the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit as a platform for his administration’s campaign against North Korea.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here Monday dismissed the US and Britain's hegemony over the world. Mugabe: "We believe that we should stand against the US and Britain, given that both consider themselves as owners of the world. Actually in this unipolar system, they consider themselves as the world leader and take us as second grade citizens. Therefore, we should defend ourselves while facing them."
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman has warned Tehran will not hesitate to retaliate with a crushing blow if Israel attacks its nuclear sites.
The most dangerous element of the equation, I believe, is the hysteria being cultivated by the Israelis. Hersh mentions that Israel is telling the U.S. they have human intelligence on Iran developing trigger devices for a nuclear bomb, but U.S. intelligence is unable to verify these claims. More worrying, however, is the public campaign being waged by Israeli leaders. Olmert warns American Jewish leader that Israel has come to a “pivotal moment” at which its survival depends on confronting Iran.
Of course!...
The White House dismissed a classified CIA draft assessment that found no conclusive evidence of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons program.
Admit it: neither the Republicans nor the Democrats have any more interest in defending freedom in America than a hyena has in higher education. The Cold War is over. The Communists no longer rule Eastern Europe. The Nazis are in charge in Washington, D.C. And their lackeys, dupes and sympathizers are in every city and town village and hamlet in America.
In the 10 days since President Bush fired Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, one figure is eerily missing from public view and public accounts of what occurred: Vice President Dick Cheney. As usual, America's de facto prime minister is either literally or metaphorically in an undisclosed location.
What is clear more than a year after Hurricane Katrina is that their needs - and the demand for action from the American public - have largely gone unmet. The ruin of a region and the historic city of New Orleans could not be more important, and the tangle of destruction is nowhere near unwound.
Americans are not only eating up the fall's only two hit network TV shows both dealing with nuclear attacks, they are also showing more interest in preparing for the disasters U.S. officials have characterized as inevitable in the future.
How much Real-Estate has fueled the economy... car giveaways...the psychology of market changes... Market riggers accused in class action suit... stock profits stuffing pension funds, for now...
Mexico's nearly 5-month-old political standoff took a surreal twist Monday when the losing presidential candidate was "sworn in" before tens of thousands of cheering supporters. "I take the oath to fulfill the Constitution of the Republic as the legitimate president of Mexico," declared Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, after donning the "presidential sash," shimmering in the green, white and red of the Mexican flag.
Faith has an important contribution to make to today's society, according to a report published by a new British think tank, Theos. The London-based organization opened its doors with the publication of a report titled: "'Doing God': A Future for Faith in the Public Square."
The U.N. General Assembly has pumped new life into the world organization's Economic and Social Council. The 192-member assembly approved by consensus a resolution strengthening the role of the 54-member ECOSOC panel.
Twenty million people have voted so far in a competition to name the modern successors to the 7 ancient wonders. A team of experts is visiting the shortlist of 21.
An Egyptian tomb in the Grand Canyon similar to the Valley of Kings in Luxor, Egypt? An article published on the front page of the Phoenix Gazette on April 5,1909, claimed that just such an Egyptian rock-cut cave was found.
When a man catches sight of a beautiful woman, he loses his ability to make good decisions and focus on the task at hand, according to a new study. And men who have the highest amount of natural testosterone are the most vulnerable to a woman's sexual cues, reports the BBC News.
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