Speakers address how local churches can protect lives of mothers, unborn children from domestic violence February 4, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Mary McClusky, assistant director of Project Rachel Ministry Development at the USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities, said that, despite the fact that the lives of both pregnant women and their children in domestic violence situations are often at risk, there is always hope.
Church and community groups must infuse love into a culture of gun violence, say panelists February 3, 2023By Maria-Pia Negro Chin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Social Justice, World News During a Jan. 29 plenary session at the 2023 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington, Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio made an impassioned plea to treat all people with dignity, calling gun violence a pro-life issue.
2023 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering a ‘sign of faith, hope and love coming alive’ February 3, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Speakers and participants at the 2023 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering explored how social justice ministries of the church are often intertwined, from how the sin of racism impacts housing to how economic and social policies that uplift women and families can save lives from abortion and other forms of violence.
Social ministry ‘fundamentally a work of faith,’ cardinal says February 1, 2023By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News 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.”
Archbishop Lori tells conference to look at ‘root’ of violence, poverty January 31, 2023By Maria-Pia Negro Chin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice 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 January 30, 2023By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice 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 January 27, 2023By Gary Lambrecht Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice 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 January 18, 2023By Gary Lambrecht Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Social Justice 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? January 12, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, U.S. Congress, World News 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 December 31, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News 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? December 23, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Georgetown professor Christine Porath has been studying incivility, particularly in the workplace, for a good 20 years.
Pope champions role of labor unions December 19, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News 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.
