Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington thanked attendees at the 2023 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering for “the service and sacrifices” they make to “preach the Gospel and share Catholic teaching in these discordant times.”
Social Justice
Archbishop Lori tells conference to look at ‘root’ of violence, poverty
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said that in order to help mothers and children thrive as a way to build peace, “we really have to think about the root causes of the violence and the poverty that we see all around us.”
Make Jesus’ ‘Gospel friendship’ the heart of Catholic social ministry, says Baltimore’s Bishop Lewandowski
Auxiliary Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski of Baltimore recalled in a homily Jan. 28 the kind of greeting he would always receive from a Puerto Rican woman who was a member of the parish he pastored in Philadelphia’s Kensington section, Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Catholic Charities assists in counting Baltimore’s homeless population
Our Daily Bread Employment Center partnered with the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office to lead an effort to count every poverty-stricken person experiencing previously undocumented homelessness.
Co-founder of Roberta’s House honored for touching thousands of lives at ‘Faith in Baltimore’ gathering
The Archdiocese of Baltimore held its annual “Faith in Baltimore” gathering Jan. 17 at Mercy High School, where it honored Annette March-Grier for her decades of caring for local citizens in need of grief support services.
Congress failed to renew expanded child tax credit — can bipartisanship save it?
Catholics see hope that bipartisanship in Congress may save a valuable tool in the fight against poverty and even abortion.
Parish serves up food for the hungry with food truck, message of hope
The goal of the used food truck — named “Holy CHOW,” for Christian Hospitality on Wheels — is to improve the lives of the hungry in the Manville, N.J., area.
It’s not news that incivility is on the rise, but what do we do about it?
Georgetown professor Christine Porath has been studying incivility, particularly in the workplace, for a good 20 years.
Pope champions role of labor unions
Protecting the dignity of workers and promoting dignified jobs are the essential roles of a labor union, Pope Francis said when he met members of Italy’s largest union.
Church must take seriously the problems, needs of workers, pope says
All workers should feel welcomed by the church and know that their needs and problems are taken seriously, Pope Francis said.
Rome meeting focuses on grassroots efforts to promote nonviolence
While many people involved with the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative continue to hope Pope Francis will issue an encyclical promoting nonviolence as a spirituality and way of life, they also know that Catholics already are engaged in teaching and supporting nonviolence in situations of conflict and exploitation around the globe.
New report says governments limit, restrict right to assemble peacefully
Even though the right to protest is guaranteed by international human rights laws and standards, governments keep limiting these laws and restricting such rights, said a new report from rights watchdog CIVICUS Monitor.