Eucharistic adoration, charity, promoting justice are connected, pope says November 16, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News The daily rhythm of the life of a priest should resemble “ping pong” — praying on one’s knees before the tabernacle, helping those in need and returning to prayer, Pope Francis told a group of Latino priests from the United States.
CCHD’s anti-poverty work depends on the faithful, ‘not foundations,’ says bishop November 15, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Subcommittee on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, urged U.S. Catholics to support the “urgent work” of the U.S. church’s domestic anti-poverty program by giving to the upcoming CCHD national collection.
Leader dedicated to making communities safer to receive award from CCHD November 10, 2023By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Ivonn Rivera, a wife, mother and community leader from San Jose, California, is the winner of the Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership 2023 Award from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the U.S. Catholic bishops’ domestic anti-poverty program.
UAW deal with ‘Big Three’ automakers secures major win for family-wage jobs November 2, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News The United Auto Workers labor strike against the “Big Three” car producers — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, whose 14 automotive brands include Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep — has ended with a series of contracts experts say emphasizes the importance of unions in Catholic social teaching, especially for achieving family wages through collective action.
Survey: Catholics aware of church’s social teaching but hear little on it in parishes, dioceses October 25, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Catholic social teaching has widely been described as “the church’s best kept secret.” A recent report indicates that may still be the case, and that efforts to spread it may be thwarted by a reduction in diocesan positions dedicated to social action.
Global days focus on food insecurity, poverty; bishop says Ethiopians are dying of hunger October 17, 2023By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News The world observed International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, celebrated this year under the theme: “Putting dignity in practice for all.”
Biden makes history joining striking auto workers on picket line September 28, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News President Joe Biden joined striking autoworkers in Michigan Sept. 26, becoming the first sitting president to join a union picket line, an unprecedented show of support to striking workers by a chief executive.
Catholic religious sisters share their witness of ‘living radically the presence of the Gospel’ September 19, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Sister Norma spoke as part of a Sept. 14 online panel co-sponsored by Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life and its Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs.
Pope meets U.S. leaders patiently building ‘culture of solidarity’ September 16, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News The pope spoke about how the groups associated with the West/Southwest Industrial Areas Foundation in the United States take issues patiently, “atom by atom,” and end up building something that “penetrates” and changes entire communities.
With evictions growing, housing situation for many Americans seen growing more precarious September 7, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News With coronavirus-era eviction protections expiring across the country and rent payment waivers not far behind, the already-precarious situation of many low-income Americans is about to get worse.
Slum priests celebrate reparation Mass after presidential candidate pours insults on Argentine pope September 6, 2023By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News As Argentines prepare to elect their new president Oct. 22, a group of clergy close to Pope Francis launched an unprecedented intervention in the highly charged political atmosphere in the South American country.
Pope warns of risk of getting ‘stiff neck’ by looking away from suffering August 31, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Society has slipped into a culture of indifference so pervasive that “our necks are going to get stiff” from constantly turning away from the suffering of marginalized people, Pope Francis said.
