Catholic News: USC's James Heft Organizes International Catholic Symposium at the Vatican
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Fr. James Heft, Alton Brooks Professor of Religion and President of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at USC, made Catholic news by organizing an international symposium at the Vatican for a renowned group of scholars -- including economists, ethicists, business leaders and theologians. The group discussed key themes from Pope Benedict the XVI's first social encyclical, "Caritas in veritate" [Charity in Truth], and how his writings relate to social justice and the current economic crisis in the United States.
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