Economic Crisis also linked to ethical and moral Issues according to Pope Benedict XVI Madrid-Vatican | 21.08.2011 | unknow The current economic and financial crisis is – according to Pope Benedict XVI – also a moral crisis, reports “Kathpress”, the Catholic news agency in Austria, from the Pope’s press conference (18.08.2011) during the flight from Rome to Madrid where the Pope attends the 26th World Youth Congress. Such economic and social crisis always also have an ethical dimension to it which cannot be dealt with by external measures only but which would also require an inner turnaround, according to the Pope
Pope's reading tip for the holidays: "Read the Bible" Castelgandolfo/Italy | 09.08.2011 | „Many Christians do not know the bible at all or only superficially“, says the Pope on the occasion of his General Audience (August, 3rd) on the main square of Castelgandolfo, Italy, according to Vatican radio. The Pope stresses the importance of holiday time to relax and recuperate. Many believers do not know what they miss out on if they do not care about the book of all books. In order to strengthen the inner senses it would do no harm to engage in some soul searching under the parasol, a