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Charter for Change: The EU Green Deal and the contribution of religious actors

JESC — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:38:20 +0000

On the 28th of January, at the European Parliament, in the framework of Parliament’s Article 17 dialogue with religious and non-confessional European organisations, First Vice President Mairead McGuinness called on JESC Secretary of Ecology Edmond Grace SJ to briefly present developments in the Common Home Dialogue that was first announced at a the meeting on […]

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The future of work after Laudato Si’

JESC — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 10:34:00 +0000

Martin Maier, SJ, participated as recently appointed spiritual adviser of UNIAPAC, the International Christian Union of Business Executives, in an International Research Seminar on the theme The Future of Work: Labour after Laudato Si in Rome from 10-12 January 2019. This seminar is a joint project of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Dicastery for […]

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Shaping the Future of Work – Event

JESC — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 14:37:43 +0000

Last Tuesday, 27 November 2018, Giuseppe Riggio from Aggiornamenti Social and Pierre Martinot-Lagarde from International Labour Organisation visited JESC before going to the Shaping the Future of Work event, where representatives of the E.U. institutions and organisations based in Brussels met with 150 delegates from Churches, Christian and other faith-based organisations. They discussed the challenges of […]

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Catholic leaders call for due diligence in supply chains

JESC — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:06:14 +0000

More than 70 Catholics bishops have signed the statement we reproduce here calling the EU to reinforce the supply chain due diligence in order to stop the complicity of transnational companies in funding conflicts. We need supply chain due diligence to stop complicity in funding conflicts Companies are selling products containing natural resources that fuel […]

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Pope Benedict’s Lenten Reflection on “fraternal correction”

JESC — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:12:07 +0000

In his Lenten Message for 2012 Pope Benedict writes challengingly about ‘fraternal correction’. The adjective is crucial, since it indicates that the Pope is not here referring to the magisterial function of the Church, or the legitimate exercise of ecclesiastical authority. The word ‘fraternal’ implies a fundamental and radical equality that precedes all differences of […]

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