“Cor Unum” charitable Church organisation marks 100^th anniversary

(Sept.22,2010) The President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” will deliver a key note address in Washington DC from Sept. 25-29 to mark the 100^th anniversary of its founding. Cardinal Joseph Cordes, Council President was invited by the Catholic Charities USA. The prelate will reflect on the faith roots of the Church’s charitable commitment and the need to nurture the specific identity of ecclesial organisations, as reaffirmed by the first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI “God is Love.”
Catholic Charities USA, with more than 1.700 agencies and institutions operating in local dioceses, provides vital outreach to some 9 million people a year of all religious, social and economic backgrounds. As part of the visit, Cardinal Cordes will have meetings and deliver lectures on charity, social doctrine and the priesthood in the Archdioceses of New York and Newark and the dioceses of the Province of New Connecticut.