On 29 June 2009, Pope Benedict XVI’s long awaited social encyclical, Caritas in Veritate, was released to the general public to coincide with the 35th G8 summit being held in the city of L’Aquila, Abruzzo, on July 8-10 of that same year. The main issues of the summit were, A...
Introduction “Good Government” is a normative description of how government ought to be constituted. Governance describes “the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented).” 1 According to Thomas Jefferson, the government ought to be judged by how well it meets its legitimate objectives....
Introduction Film Studies lecturer Catherine O’Brien remarks that “Film can function as a myth, which explains the status quo, or as an allegory that subverts it and attempts to rethink the religious tradition.” 1 Most media commentators today would tend to suggest that Hollywood plays the latter function. 2...
During the weekend of November 17-18, 2006, 176 participants from around the world gathered at the Ergife Hotel, Rome, Italy, for an international conference that sought to highlight the interdisciplinary dimension of the social doctrine of the Church. Organized by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the Congregation...
