Two top cardinals say that as Catholics engage in charity around the world, they must be careful not to put their desire to convert people to their faith ahead of their missionary work. Speaking at the “Charity will never end” conference organized by the Vatican’s Pontifical Council Cor Unum, an umbrella office to coordinate the Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Charity’
Non-givers to charity double
Friday, September 25th, 2015There has been a big jump in the number of New Zealanders not giving to charity, a University of Otago study shows. The University of Otago New Zealand Consumer Lifestyles Study, published late last month, reveals the percentage of people never giving to charity has doubled. “I suspect it is about their ability to give, Read more
Couple give away $20 million from property sale
Friday, September 18th, 2015A Christchurch couple who own a $20 million-plus property will sell it and give away all the proceeds. Marilyn and Grant Nelson are selling their commercial site on the corner of Blenheim and Curletts roads, which they own through their charitable trust the Gama Foundation. The self-made and publicity-shy couple have already given millions of Read more
Vatican suspends charity deal until FIFA investigation ends
Friday, June 19th, 2015A charity established by Pope Francis has suspended a donations agreement with a football federation in the wake of the FIFA corruption scandals. The South American football federation CONMEBOL had pledged to donate US$10,000 to the Vatican charity Scholas Occurrentes for every goal scored during the Copa America, which began in Chile on June 11. Read more
Charity OK. But first, take your medicine!
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015
The Pope on his return flight from the Philippines to Italy suggested that when western help to third world countries is only available if they accept western ideas into a culture as “ideological colonization”. Gender ideologies from the wealthy Western world are being imposed on developing nations by tying them to foreign aid and education, Read more
Mission Estate among world’s top wine destinations
Friday, February 20th, 2015
Hawkes Bay has been listed by Wine Enthusiast among ten of the top wine destinations in the world and Mission Estate named among the top places to taste. Listed as the number three wine destination in the world, ‘The Bay’ is the only New Zealand wine region mentioned by the publication. The region is also praised for Read more
Pope asks family synod not to thwart God’s dream for people
Tuesday, October 7th, 2014
On the eve of the opening of the synod on the family, Pope Francis said the secret to solving situations of difficulty lies in gazing on the face of Christ. “Every time we return to the source of Christian experience, new paths and un-thought of possibilities open up,” the Pope said at a prayer vigil Read more
Auckland-Columbia-Auckland; Charity comes full circle
Friday, September 19th, 2014Kiwis Lindsay and Denise Christie went to Colombia in the 1960s and eventually founded a charity called Conviventia, which now works throughout Latin America to empower marginalised communities. Fifty years later, their grand-daughter Adriana Avendano Christie, 24, and her partner Gabriel Acuna-Caruajal, 30, have started charity which is a social enterprise called The Pallet Kingdom Read more
Gossiping is a virtue
Friday, August 22nd, 2014Gossiping about colleagues, friends and strangers should no longer be looked upon as a naughty indulgence, according to a new book by a New Zealand scholar. Talking about someone when they are not present is not only an enjoyable pastime, but the positive power of gossip helps form important observations about people and societies, says When Read more