working. * The dignity of work and the rights of workers is one of the seven major principles of Catholic Social Teaching. Work is a human good. It is a basic human right that reflects men’s and women’s dignity and worth. (Laborem Exercens) * Pope Benedict XVI reminds us that in labor issues‚ “the primary capital to be safeguarded and valued is man ‚the human person in his or her integrity.” (Caritas In Veritate) * In Genesis‚ we see that the dignity of work consists of teaching that man
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“Modern man cannot do without information that is full‚ consistent‚ accurate and true. Without it‚ he cannot understand the perpetually changing world in which he lives nor be able to adapt himself to the real situation. This adaptation calls for frequent decisions that should be made with a full knowledge of events. Only in this way can he assume a responsible and active role in his community and be a part of its economic‚ political‚ cultural and religious life. With the right to be informed goes
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through prayer and attending church. However‚ attending a Catholic school allows me to learn more about religion on a daily basis. A religious education helps me to “encounter the living God who in Jesus Christ reveals his transforming love and truth” (Pope Benedict XVI). By going to a Catholic high school‚ I have increased my knowledge in the Catholic faith and it has helped me to persevere through difficult times. During most of my high school years‚ I had to deal with many trials and tribulations
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virtuous life on earth and had the faith‚ support and help of God. Candidates were also required to evidence of miracles as evidence that God is working through them. Nano Nagle has been proclaimed ‘Venerable’ on the thirty-first of October‚ 2013‚ by Pope Francis‚ and is now well on her way to be recognised as a Saint in the Catholic Church. If one has been announced ‘Venerable‚’ it notes the recognition of the Vatican Congregation
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Name: Course: Professor: Date: Vatican II In October 11‚ 1962‚ over 2500 catholic bishops assembled in Rome under the leadership and guidance of Pope John XXIII. Top catholic leaders felt that the church needed urgent and radical reforms so as to make the church relevant and engage it to the modern world. The assembly took four years to come up with a set of regulations that governed the relationships of the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world. The gathering documented and referred to the
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remarkable cure of a woman with inoperable cancer were delivered under seal to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. After close scrutiny of this case and examination by the Medical Board and theologians‚ the cardinals and bishops recommended to Pope Benedict XVI that this was a miracle. He approved on December 19‚ 2009‚ and Mary’s canonisation occurred
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Pope Francis said that‚ “The church must speak truthfully and also by her witness: the witness of poverty. If a believer speaks about poverty or the homeless and lives like a pharaoh‚ this is not good.” The Catholic Church consistently teaches about helping the poor and vulnerable but as individuals‚ are people truly acting upon this? In our society‚ homelessness has become a major crisis; it is not only a political‚ economic‚ and social issue but also a moral issue. Through the Scriptures‚ the
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The Apparition The Fatima Apparition began in 1916 when Lucia‚ Francisco‚ and Jacinta were at the meadows with their sheep. It began raining and they hid in a small to escape the rain and after the rained stopped. The sun came out and they stayed in the cave to eat their lunch. Appearing to the children‚ the Blessed Virgin told them that She had been sent by God. With a message for every man‚ woman‚ and child living in our century. Coming at a time when the world was torn asunder by war and bloody
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William Pope Duval William Pope Duval‚ lawyer and congressman‚ the son of William and Anne (Pope) Duval‚ was born at Mount Comfort‚ Virginia in 1784. In 1804 he married Nancy Hynes and was admitted in to the bar that same year. On May 1821‚ President Monroe appointed Duval as a federal judge in the Eastern district of the Florida Territory. That is where his legacy in the Florida history begins. From 1822 -1834‚ Duval served as the first territorial Governor of the territory of Florida. In those
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In his 2013 apostolic exhortation‚ Evangelii guadium (“The Joy of the Gospel”)‚ Pope Francis contentiously lamented‚ “Today everything comes under the laws of competition and the survival of the fittest‚ where the powerful feed upon the powerless. As a consequence‚ masses of people find themselves excluded and marginalized: without work‚ without possibilities‚ without any means of escape.” Although the pope’s remarks were widely seen as an attack on capitalism and received a great deal of media attention
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