9 Principles of Catholic Social Teaching

The 9 Principles of Catholic Social Teaching

Don’t deprive Pakistani prisoners of rights, dignity: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday said that Pakistani nationals who are languishing in Indian jails long after completing their jail sentences could not be deprived of their dignity and rights, and can no longer be considered prisoners.

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Life is sacred from the moment of creation to death, and every moment in between. It must be vigilantly preserved and protected. This principle has been a core issue of ethics in our society.

The Female Factor

Irish Poised to Revisit Abortion Law

By CAROL RYAN

Published: February 21, 2012

DUBLIN — Abortion is back on the agenda in Ireland after a European Court of Human Rights ruling last year found the state in violation of its own Constitution on the matter. Ireland’s abortion laws are the strictest in Europe, but the Irish government may be about to address the previously unapproachable: whether to loosen restrictions on ending a pregnancy.

People were created to be not only sacred, but social as well. Family

is the central social institution. People have the right and the duty to participate in society, and together work to promote the common good.

ME TO WE

'"You can't solve world poverty here," a Dutch UNICEF worker told him. Kielburger recalls the conversation recently at Free The Children, the Toronto-based aid organization he founded in 1995 with 11 other 12-year-olds. "The very best thing you ... can do is ... educate your own people on the importance of international aid," the worker said. "People in rich countries have to learn to share."

Kielburger is 24 now. No longer does anybody suggest he and his brother Marc, 30, are too young to tackle world problems in ambitious and provocative ways.'

Every person is entitled to inalienable rights, firstly the right to life. With each right comes a responsibility that every person

must uphold.

Women’s Suffrage

Macphail, Agnes

Macphail was the only woman in Canada to be elected to the House of Commons in 1921, the first year in which women had the vote (courtesy Library and Archives Canada).

We all have a duty to strive toward the common good:

the social well-being, development, peace and

security of all people.

UN

Article 1.

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Article 2.

Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

Article 3.

Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

Article 4.

No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

Society should be judged based on how we treat those who are most vulnerable and in need of help. The poor are in need of protection and justice.

Bill to drug test welfare recipients up for third reading

BY AARON LeCLAIR

A bill that would require welfare recipients to be tested for drugs to receive benefits is on its way to a third and final reading on Monday in the Wyoming House of Representatives.

Society's economy serves people. We must respect the dignity of work and of workers.

Lincoln and Slavery

President Abraham Lincoln was elected to office in 1860. He originally did not object to slavery itself, but only to the expansion of slavery outside of states in which it already existed. However, during the Civil War he refined his stance to include the abolition of slavery. Slaves were bought and sold, beaten and whipped, and generally mistreated. Lincoln believed that the institution of slavery was immoral and that it offended the dignity of work.

World Peace Festival 2011

World Peace Conference

A two day long conference that focusses on building global peace through strategies that address the threat of violent conflict. During the conference experienced peace builders, government officials, civil officers and the military consult in the World Peace Partnership and developed a holistic approach to peace-making. This approach was discussed and presented for the first time. Additionally, sponsors like Ben&Jerry’s ice cream recognize the central role business plays in society. They do so, by using their influence as a business to do good in the world and give back. In doing so, Ben&Jerry’s ice cream created a new flavour called “Imagine Whirled Peace” that was premiered at the 2011 World Peace Festival

As its occupants, we are called to be stewards

of the Earth and to treat it well.

Energy Revolution

Greenpeace is an international organization working in Canada to improve our country’s current destructive energy situation. The campaign outlines a green energy future by pressuring the Federal government and all Canadians to respond to a call to action. Greenpeace works to stop climate change by; targeting offenders, pressuring the government, mobilizing Canadians, and offering energy alternatives.

Thanks For Listening

Stewardship

Solidarity

Humans were all created in God's image. We are all brothers and sisters. We are called to love our neighbours and strive toward the common good.

Work and Workers

Preferential Option for the Poor

Common Good

Rights and Responsibilities

Family, Community,

and Participation

Respect for Life

Human Dignity

Every person deserves respect for they are created

in the image and likeness of God. As such, we are

His special creation. This idea is prevalent not only

in Christianity, but also in both the American and

Canadian Constitutions.