Posts Tagged ‘Apostleship of the Sea’

A Biblical call for responsible fishing

Friday, February 15th, 2013

During the papal audience at the 23rd World Congress of the Apostleship Of the Sea, Benedictus XVI addressed encouraging words to those working in the vast fishing sector and their families: “…, they more than others must face the difficulties of the present time and live the uncertainty of the future, marked by the negative Read more

Sea Sunday, 8 July 2012 — a message from the Vatican

Friday, July 6th, 2012

Before globalization the maritime industry played an important role in shipping consumables, raw material and finished products around the globe and also in transporting a great number of migrants. Even more today when 90% of the global trade is moved by sea together with millions of passengers travelling for pleasure on board of cruise ships. Read more