Recently Cardinal Shan has been promoting the establishment of a Catholic benevolent fund, and the strengthening of service to aboriginal people, foreign workers, the poor and ill, and those in prison. Moreover, the Taiwan Catholic Church is planning a major conference on "New Good News for the New Century," to be held in 2000, in the hope of helping Taiwan society as it adjusts to rapid change.
最近單國璽正在推動成立天主教博愛基金會，針對原住民、外籍勞工、貧病殘疾、監獄受刑人等社會上弱勢族群加強服務；台灣天主教會也正在籌備西元二千年所謂大禧年的「新世紀新福傳」大會，希望能幫助解決變化迅速的台灣社會之需要。