This paper describes an action framework for countries with low tuberculosis (TB) incidence
(<100 TB cases per million population) that are striving for TB elimination. The framework …

The HIV pandemic is an “exceptional” public health emergency requiring an “exceptional”
response from all sectors of society, including that of the faith communities. While significant …

This paper describes the work of the Choose to Care initiative of the Catholic Church in
Southern Africa which began in 2000 and included the countries Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, …

When confronted with the meaning of human suffering, many experts from a variety of
professional disciplines admit to being incapable of formulating, on the basis of scientific method, …

<p>Citing positive as well as negative experiences related to international adoption, the
author analyzes some underlying issues as well as current trends related to this topic. Basic …

This paper describes the rationale for, and background to, the development of the Global
Network for Spirituality and Health. It outlines the aims, goals, objectives, activities and next …

Jesus' divine act in founding His Church is one which has been subject to His followers'
scrutiny and meditation for the past two thousand years. In their quest to understand its basic …

In a time when the global and national economies seem to favor so few and harm so many,
when the threats to the common good are so prevalent and so deep, how do people of faith …

given the imbalance between the number of healthy infants who are available for adoption
today and the number of couples and singles, married or otherwise, who are seeking to adopt…

Nonstate actors—especially faith-based organizations, other nongovernmental organizations,
groups of people living with HIV and AIDS, and private sector organizations—have been …