L.A. Archdiocese, philanthropists team up to develop unused buildings for affordable housing October 13, 2024By Mike Cisneros OSV News Filed Under: News, Social Justice, World News The state of California holds multiple first-place distinctions in the latest annual homeless report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — but none of them are positive.
Prize-winning author at Catholic Charities event says poverty can be eliminated October 10, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice Dr. Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer prize-winning author of “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in America,” asserted that poverty can truly be eliminated. But it will require changes in law, habits and attitudes, he said during Catholic Charities of Baltimore’s second Journey to Social Justice symposium Oct. 9.
Short-lived strike puts focus on how dockworkers’ labor keeps economy, supply chain rolling October 7, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News ILA members load and unload cargo from vessels in ports, harbors, and docks, while the USMX represents ocean cargo carriers and terminal operators.
Cathedral parishioners help launch gluten-free food pantry October 7, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Giving, Local News, News, Social Justice Last December, GEDCO’s food pantry started offering gluten-free/allergen-free food products for the first time. Bridget keeps the pantry stocked through donations from gluten-free companies and collections she holds in her neighborhood.
Ending poverty, arms race and regulating AI are key priorities, Cardinal Parolin tells UN September 25, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Ending poverty, ensuring nuclear disarmament and regulating artificial intelligence, or AI, were among the issues highlighted by the Holy See at the 2024 United Nations Summit of the Future, held Sept. 22-23 in New York at U.N. headquarters.
Little Portion Farm provides fresh produce and more September 24, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Our Faith in Action, Social Justice A ministry of the Conventual Franciscans, Little Portion Farm is located near the religious community’s St. Anthony Shrine. Since its first harvest in 2019, the farm has grown more than 100,000 pounds of produce that was donated to the Franciscan Center in Baltimore.
Pope tells students to build a ‘fraternal world’ in and out of class September 20, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry Young people play a pivotal role in promoting social justice and advancing human development, Pope Francis said.
The Friars’ Table, with saint-inspired menu, aims to leave workers, diners feeling uplifted September 16, 2024By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: News, Social Justice, World News This winter Cleveland diners will be able to taste and see saint-inspired dishes while sipping Trappist-brewed beer in a restaurant that gives jobs to men and women in need.
New book tells the story of 16 Catholic heroes of civil and human rights September 11, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Racial Justice, Social Justice, World News The authors of a new book profiling 16 holy men and women who championed civil and human rights want readers to know: You can be a saint.
Pope arrives in Timor-Leste, confronts some of nation’s problems September 9, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News The faith that sustained the hope of the people of Timor-Leste in their struggle for independence should be a resource now as the country tries to cope with social, economic and environmental problems, Pope Francis said.
Missing boy’s case spurs church groups to unite to combat human trafficking in Argentina September 6, 2024By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Social Justice, World News More than two months after 5-year-old Loan Peña went missing in the northeastern Argentina town of Nueve de Julio, the church continues to promote marches to demand his captors release him.
Urban Hunger Project provides 400 meals every weekend September 5, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice For the last three-and-a-half years, no matter what the weather or the celebration, York Bradshaw, president of Urban Hunger Project and his volunteers could be found serving meals every Saturday and Sunday morning in Baltimore.
