Commentary on pope’s encyclical in Catholic press

It’s been two and a half weeks since the pope’s encyclical “Caritas in Veritate” (“Charity in Truth”) was released and there has been plenty of commentary in the Catholic press. Here’s a sampling:
The encyclical “comes at a precarious moment for the world economy,” Chris Gunty, editor of  The Catholic Review, wrote in the July 16 issue of [...]

Robbery of home of Near East Council of Churches Gaza official nothing more than a normal crime

Never let it be said that Judith Sudilovsky, Middle East correspondent for Catholic News Service, is asleep at the wheel.
She has been reporting for us for many years and hardly any news of significance escapes her careful watch. So when she learned that robbers invaded the home of  Constantine Dabbagh, executive director of the Near [...]

Mayor cooks up polenta and venison for papal entourage

VATICAN CITY — The papal spokesman’s update on Pope Benedict today contained very little information about the pope himself. Basically, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi said the pope took an evening walk yesterday despite the rainy weather.
However, the e-mail dispatched from Les Combes, where the pope has been vacationing since July 13, did say that the mayor [...]