Holy See to UN: What About Bailout Money for Poor?

Zenit.org – March 19, 2010
NEW YORK, MARCH 25, 2010 (Zenit.org) – The Holy See is noting that the countries who found bailout money to save financial institutions in the economic crisis should also have resources for helping the poor.
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See’s permanent observer at the U.N. offices in New York, stated this [...]

Holy See: Promoting Family Can Build Economy

Zenit.org – February 5, 2010
NEW YORK, FEB. 5, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The permanent observer of the Holy See at the United Nations is highlighting the family as a primary resource for building the economy and social integration and development.
Archbishop Celestino Migliore stated this Thursday in an address about social integration, which he delivered at the 48th [...]

Luxury, Waste are Unacceptable When Hunger is on the Rise, says Pope

Catholic News Service – By Carol Glatz – November 16, 2009
ROME (CNS) — Opulence and waste are unacceptable especially when hunger — the cruelest form of poverty — continues to rise, Pope Benedict XVI told world leaders at a summit on food security.
The pope condemned the greed that fuels speculation on food prices, aid that [...]

Holy See Decries Increasing Poverty

Zenit.org – October 23, 2009
NEW YORK, OCT. 23, 2009 (Zenit.org) – The Holy See is calling for the eradication of poverty, pointing out that even after the global economy recovers, for many people the crisis will not be over.
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See at the United Nations, stated this Thursday in [...]

Culture Must Earn Its Name, Says Holy See

Zenit.org – October 22, 2009
PARIS, OCT. 22, 2009 (Zenit.org) – A culture doesn’t deserve to be called such if it is not based on respect for the person, the Holy See is reminding the United Nations.
This was affirmed by Monsignor Francesco Follo, the Holy See representative at the 35th general conference of the U.N. Educational, [...]

UN Should Adopt Common Voice of Dignity, Decency, Archbishop Dolan says

Catholic News Service – September 15, 2009 – By Beth Griffin
NEW YORK (CNS) — The biblical Tower of Babel could serve as an apt metaphor for the challenges faced by the United Nations, but New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan said the organization would be better served if it used as an official language “a [...]

Nuncio to U.N. Calls for ‘Ethical Approach’ to Economic Crisis

Catholic News Agency – June 29, 2009
New York City, N.Y., Jun 29, 2009 / (CNA).- In his remarks at a U.N. economic meeting on Friday, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the head of the Holy See’s permanent observer mission to the United Nations, asked that the poorest countries be given priority at this time of economic crisis. [...]