ESTABLISHED May 6, 1892 HOME CONTACT SUPPLEMENTS LECTIO DIVINA INFORMATION About Catholic News Archives Subscribe NEWS Front Page Stories Caribbean Church From the Parishes EDITORIAL Editorial Letters to the Editor Calendar of Events LIVING LITURGY Bible Reading Gospel Meditation Photo Meditation Series COLUMNS Archbishop's Column Viewpoint Life Truths FEATURE Feature	SERIES   Compendium 2008 Return to Compendium Series main page >   Compendium of the Catholic Church by the Catholic Commission for Social Justice DECEMBER Defending peace - the role of the army - December 28 When is defence legitimate? Just War Doctrine - December 21 The failure of Peace: War - December 14 Violence is never a proper response - December 7 NOVEMBER Peace: Fruit of justice and love - November 30 'Blessed are the peacemakers' - November 23 The promotion of peace: Biblical aspects Pt 1 - November 16 New lifestyles to preserve the environment - November 9 OCTOBER Water is a fundamental right - October 26 Population control and the environment - October 19 The environment and the sharing of goods (1) - October 12 Biotechnology and the common good - October 5 SEPTEMBER Biotechnology in developing countries - Sept 28 Is the Church against the use of biotechnology? - Sept 21 Indigenous people and the environment - Sept 14 The environment and energy - Sept 7 AUGUST The environment - Economic development and climate change - August 31 The environment - a collective good - Guidelines for decision makers - August 24 The environment - a collective good - The need for juridical interventions - August 17 Common Responsibility - The environment, a collective good - August 10 Safeguarding the environment - The crisis in the relationship between man and the environment 2 - Humans have a privileged place in the universe - August 3 JULY Safeguarding the environment - The crisis in the relationship between man and the environment - July 27 Safeguarding the environment - Science and technology must honour God's purpose - July 20 Safeguarding the environment - Science, technology, environment and agriculture - July 13 Safeguarding the environment - Science, technology and the environment - July 6 JUNE Safeguarding the environment - Man and the universe of created things - June 29 A Biblical Perspective - Safeguarding the environment - June 22 International Cooperation for Development - Foreign debt - June 15 International Cooperation for Development - The fight against poverty - June 8 Every political entity has a right to development - June 1 MAY Cooperation to guarantee the right to development - May 25 The International Community - Where does civil society fit in? - May 18 The International Community - Promoting harmony - May 11 The International Community - The United Nations - May 4 APRIL The International Community - Mutual confidence - April 27 The International Community - WAR - April 20 The International Community - Morality and law - April 13 The International Community - How important is sovereignty? - April 6 MARCH The International Community - Role of international law - March 30 The International Community and values - Do we need to care about people very far away from us? - March 23 The International Community - The universal vocation of Christianity - March 16 The International Community - Jesus Christ, prototype and foundation of the new humanity - March 9 The International Community - Unity of the human family - March 2 FEBRUARY The Catholic Church and the political community - Cooperation - February 24 The Catholic Church and the political community - Autonomy and independence - February 17 The State and religious communities - Religious freedom a human right - February 10 The political community at the service of civil society - The principle of subsidiarity - February 3 JANUARY The political community at the service of civil society - Support for civil society - January 27 The political community at the service of civil society - Value of civil society - January 20 The democratic system - Information and democracy - the role of the media - January 13 The democratic system - Political parties - instruments for political participation - January 6