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Pope Francis: WELCOME - PROTECT - PROMOTE - INTEGRATE: Refugees and Migrants
WELCOME - PROTECT - PROMOTE - INTEGRATE: The number of people forced to flee their homes in 2017 rose by nearly million to 68.5 million.(According to the head of the UN High Commission On Refugees (UNHCR) Flippio Grandi). Read more
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25th Annniversary International Rome Conference Review
Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice (CAPP-USA) Joins Conference in Vatican and meets Pope Francis and Bartholomew 1, Patriarch of Eastern Orthodox Church. Read more
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We Cannot Choose Which Parts Of The Truth We Believe In
Bishop Frank J. Caggiano, Diocese of Bridgeport, and Assistant National Eccelsiastical Counselor for the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation (CAPP-USA), stressed in his article in the June 18, 2018, issue of the "Fairfield County Catholic," the importance of taking a stand and being the witnesses to the Truth, no matter the consequences. Bishiop Caggiano stated, "The Lord Jesus could not have been more explicit about welcoming the stranger and protecting the dignity of all human persons." Read more
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Good, Socially Responsible Business
Enterprise, which depends on decision-making by various stakeholders: shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, local authorities and communities; is a restless process that can only be guided by ethical considerations that prioritise the values of humility and openness Read more
A Reformed Market Economy: Entrepreneurship for Human Development-The Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice 2015 Statement
THE CENTESIMUS ANNUS PRO PONTIFICE 2015 STATEMENT - "A Reformed Market Economy: Entrepreneurship for Human Development” - is the result of the May 2013 challenge by Pope Francis to members of CAPP  for recommendations on how the market economy might be made more sensitive to the needs of the poor and marginalized.   Read more
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