Senate fails to advance bipartisan tax bill with poverty-fighting child tax credit August 2, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, U.S. Congress, World News The U.S. Senate on Aug. 1 failed to advance a bill that would have expanded the child tax credit, a provision some Catholic organizations have long sought as a pro-family and anti-poverty effort.
Ministry helps congress attendees ‘encounter the face of the poor’ in Indy July 31, 2024By Natalie Hoefer OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, News, Social Justice, World News The ministry was present at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis on July 17-21, offering “street walk” opportunities for attendees to bring Christ’s love to the city’s homeless.
USCCB backs legislation that aims to help religious groups develop affordable housing July 30, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Social Justice, U.S. Congress Legislation under consideration in Congress would help faith-based organizations respond to a shortage in affordable housing by easing restrictions on the use of their land to develop affordable housing, supporters say.
‘Mission-driven’ Catholic credit unions give members a critical financial lifeline July 14, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Popes past and present — including Pope Francis, Pope Benedict XVI, St. John Paul II, St. Paul VI, St. John XXIII and Pope Pius XII — have championed credit unions.
La. governor cuts $1 million to Catholic Charities homeless shelter over church’s care for migrants July 10, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Social Justice, World News Drastic cuts in state funding for a Catholic Charities’ homeless shelter operations in Louisiana over the wider Catholic Church’s ministry to migrants have dealt a significant blow to the church’s ability to care for area residents experiencing homelessness, including veterans.
Pope: Indifference is a ‘cancer of democracy’ July 8, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Catholics are called to be active participants in political life and be a force against the decline of democracy worldwide, Pope Francis said.
U.S. bishops discuss anti-poverty arm, pastoral frameworks, groundbreaking proposals at spring meeting June 17, 2024By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Gathered in Louisville for their spring plenary assembly, the U.S. bishops’ June 12-14 meeting saw a mix of important matters discussed — with some unexpected twists and moments of robust discussion — starting with how the bishops would continue to address the scourge of poverty in the U.S. and ending with a view to the future for the National Eucharistic Revival.
Bishops’ spring meeting opens with focus on anti-poverty arm, Eucharistic revival, mental health June 14, 2024By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Social Justice, World News The first day of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ public meetings during their spring assembly June 12-14 began with a closed door session on the future of its anti-poverty initiative and closed with a lively open discussion surrounding its ongoing campaign to address the mental health crisis.
Christians are called to be friends of the poor, pope says in message June 13, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News The poor bear the image of Jesus, and Christians must offer them support and expressions of Christian charity, Pope Francis said.
Archbishop Wenski: CCHD challenges cannot undermine fundamental mission of program June 12, 2024By Archbishop Thomas Wenski OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Commentary, Social Justice CCHD works “to break the cycle of poverty by helping low-income people participate in decisions that affect their lives, families, and communities. CCHD offers a hand up, not a handout.”
Pope encourages priests to reach out to those who are ‘invisible’ June 12, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Pope Francis encouraged priests to seek out those who are “invisible” in society and he warned against “ideologies” in the church.
Pax Christi is honored with first Dorothy Day Peacemaker Award as global conflicts spike June 12, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: News, Social Justice, World News On June 11 — at a breakfast before the annual spring meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Louisville, Kentucky — Pax Christi received the inaugural Dorothy Day Peacemaker Award from the Dorothy Day Guild.
