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Chávez allegations show need for Church to hold prominent Catholics to account, say abuse survivors

March 23, 2026
By Gina Christian
OSV News
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Social Justice, World News

Newly revealed sexual abuse and assault allegations against the late civil rights leader César Chávez reignite a call for the Church to “honor our stories,” a Latino clergy sex abuse survivor, who as a teenager met Chávez several times, told OSV News.

César Chávez allegations lead to canceled Masses, reassessment of his social justice legacy

March 23, 2026
By Gina Christian
OSV News
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Social Justice, World News

Catholic dioceses and organizations are canceling events and rethinking initiatives honoring the late civil rights icon César Chávez, following newly reported allegations the activist — who publicly drew on his Catholic faith in his work — sexually abused several women and girls.

Top Vatican diplomat tells UN justice for women, girls demands ‘holistic’ approach

March 18, 2026
By Gina Christian
OSV News
Filed Under: News, Social Justice, World News

The Vatican’s top diplomat to the United Nations called for a “holistic approach” in securing access to justice for women and girls.

Black farmers in Deep South see hope in Edmundites’ farming aid, grant program

March 15, 2026
By Simone Orendain
OSV News
Filed Under: News, Racial Justice, Social Justice, World News

Some small farmers in the country’s impoverished Black Belt are poised to see significant returns after getting help from a fledgling Catholic farming aid and grant program in central Alabama.

Franciscan Center unveils new partnership to help with water, energy bills  

March 11, 2026
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Social Justice

Continuing its mission to provide outreach to the economically disadvantaged, Baltimore’s Franciscan Center began a new partnership March 5 to provide assistance with water and energy bills.

Catholic Campaign for Human Development awards $96,000 in Baltimore-area grants

February 27, 2026
By Kevin J. Parks
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice

Four community organizations will expand access to health care, strengthen youth leadership, increase affordable housing options and improve neighborhood services in Baltimore thanks to $96,000 in grants from the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s chapter of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the official domestic anti-poverty, social justice program of the U.S. Catholic bishops founded in 1970.

Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs, but relief for poorer Americans uncertain

February 23, 2026
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Supreme Court, World News

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff policy Feb. 20, finding it exceeded his authority, marking a major setback for his economic agenda.

Lent’s CRS Lent Rice Bowl collection seen as more critical than ever after USAID cuts

February 16, 2026
By Kimberly Heatherington
OSV News
Filed Under: Giving, Lent, News, Social Justice, World News

A familiar Lenten program of Catholic Relief Services — the official relief and development agency of the Catholic Church in the U.S. — CRS Rice Bowl offers faith communities in every diocese throughout the United States the opportunity to put their faith into action.

Catholic Charities strengthens Fugett Center offerings with partnerships

February 6, 2026
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice

Catholic Charities of Baltimore announced Feb. 2 that it has expanded its community outreach partnerships at the Carolyn E. Fugett Intergenerational Center, which is set to open this spring in West Baltimore.  

Human dignity at center of social justice, development, says Vatican diplomat at UN

February 6, 2026
By Gina Christian
OSV News
Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News

Human dignity must be placed at the center of achieving social justice and development, and faith-based organizations play a central role in that task, said the Vatican’s top diplomat to the United Nations.

Participants in the thirteenth annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Monsignor Edward Michael Miller Prayer Service and Peace Walk

In Baltimore, faithful walk for peace in Martin Luther King Jr.’s spirit

January 20, 2026
By Katie V. Jones
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice

Now in its 13th year, the annual walk is sponsored by St. Bernardine and Historic St. Peter Claver in memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Monsignor Edward Michael Miller, a former St. Bernardine pastor who died in December 2013 while preparing for Sunday Mass.

Archbishop Broglio: ‘Morally acceptable’ for troops to disobey ‘morally questionable’ orders on Greenland

January 19, 2026
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News

The head of the U.S. military archdiocese said in a Jan. 18 radio interview that U.S. soldiers could in good conscience disobey orders to participate in an invasion of Greenland.

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