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UN NEWS FEED
 ISHRI OFFICERS PUBLISH WHITE PAPER ON UN MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Brian Scarnecchia and Terrence McKeegan co-authored the white paper, The Millennium Development Goals: In Light of Catholic Social Teaching, published by the International Organizations Research Group in September 2009.        Paper       
ISHRI VP ADDRESSES UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ISHRI OBTAINS CONSULTATIVE STATUS FROM UNITED NATIONS!
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) granted official consultative status to ISHRI in July 2011.  This highly coveted status allows ISHRI to more fully participate in relevant areas of the United Nations. Text of Decision
Terrence McKeegan spoke of behalf of the Holy See in reading a popular youth statement affirming positive values at the UN Youth Conference in July 2011.
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ISHRI PRESIDENT INTERVIEW  ON FROZEN EMBRYO ADOPTION
NEW BOOK BY ISHRI PRESIDENT
This review of Catholic moral principles brings together an in-depth  consideration of the central human life issues of our day with abundant  reference to the Church's social teaching and to contrasting positions  of today's leading ethicists.ORDER
In this interview with ZENIT, the professor articulated the complex  moral questions involved in the debate concerning the fate of frozen  embryos.