Catholic Social Teaching & Other Relevant Sites
Documents & Reports
2007
"Nonviolence
is for Christians a way of life"
says Pope
Benedict XVI
2006
- November 2006
Remember
Bethlehem -
send messages to Bethlehem Christians for Christmas 2006 and view "Remember
Bethlehem" resource pack
Catholic Bishops' Conference of England & Wales call for Decommissioning
Nuclear Weapons
Claudette Antoine
Werleigh designated as new Secretary General of Pax Christi International
- October
2006
The
Age of Terror - a landmark report by Robert Fisk (The
Independent - 09/10/06)
Challenging
Trident: The proper work of religion by Douglas
Roche
Nuclear
Weapons: A Scottish Catholic Study Guide
- September 2006
South
Africa: the statistics -
The ANC can’t
keep its promises of social justice. (from Le Monde
Diplomatique)
- July 2006
Congo:
a "mining self-service?" -
The selling of natural resources did not stop with the end of hostilities:
it has changed its nature. The World Bank dictated terms which allow private
interests to operate unencumbered by obligations. Article by Colette
Braeckman
- 03 June
Colombia's
fight to end violence - The
Colombian electorate voted back in President Alvaro Uribe in a landslide
election last weekend. But despite 15,000 murders in the past year, most
believe he has helped tackle the violence that has ravaged the country
for generations. A couple of years earlier, there were 36,000 murders.
- 02 June
Kenya
to provide free Aids drugs - Kenya's president has announced
that fees will be removed for anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs), which combat
the effects of Aids.
- 24 April
Vatican
'may relax condom rules' - The Vatican is preparing to publish
a statement on the use of condoms by people who have Aids, a senior Roman
Catholic official has said.
- 19 April
UN
alarmed over 'asylum fatigue' - Refugees are suffering a lack
of protection because of "asylum fatigue", says the United Nations
- Read the full report: The
State of the World's Refugees 2006
- 16 April
Easter Homily by Card. Keith Patrick O'Brien: call
to destroy Trident nuclear weapons (April 16, 2006) - PDF
format (needs Acrobat
Reader)
- 11 April
Bishops
say "NO!" to
Trident
"... We are convinced, however, that if it is immoral to use these
weapons it is also
immoral to threaten their use."
Statements by the Churches on the
Arms Trade - since
the year 2000: PDF
format (needs Acrobat
Reader) - Word
Document (right click)
Statements, resolutions and teachings on the impact & ethics
of the arms trade. Collated for Pax Christi by Frances Murphy
- 27 January
“Seeking Peace in Colombia” is the title of
a new report released by Pax Christi International.
Seeking to deepen its commitment to peace and human rights in Colombia,
Pax Christi International has organised five visits to Colombia between September
2002 and July 2005. This report combines the findings of all five
visits with extensive research. Read the press release here in English, español or français,
read the executive summary of the report in English or French here...
For the full report in English click here...