Rome meeting focuses on grassroots efforts to promote nonviolence December 8, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News 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 December 7, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News 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.
Baltimore’s John Whitehead cited as Pax Christi Peacemaker of the Year December 6, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice John Whitehead’s role as a peace activist earned him the distinction as the Pax Christi Metro DC-Baltimore Peacemaker of the Year.
Sacred Heart parishioners, Archdiocese’s Grief Ministry deliver Thanksgiving meals November 23, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice On behalf of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Grief Ministry, Father Gerard Francik and Sacred Heart’s parish community brought Thanksgiving meals Tuesday to Roberta’s House, a family grief support center.
Iowa priest who helps Latinos find their voice will receive CCHD award November 12, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Father Guillermo Treviño’s efforts with the Latin American community led to him being named the recipient of the annual Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award from CCHD, the U.S. bishops’ domestic anti-poverty and social justice program.
Superpowers at war add to the world’s poor, pope says in message November 5, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News The World Day of the Poor — marked each year on the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time — will be celebrated Nov. 13 this year with the theme: “For your sakes Christ became poor.”
Collection to be held for U.S. church’s domestic anti-poverty campaign November 3, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News The work supported by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the U.S. bishops’ domestic anti-poverty campaign, “is empowering communities to build resilience and stand in solidarity with their most marginalized members,” said Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell of Los Angeles.
Supreme Court justices question affirmative action admission policies November 1, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, Social Justice, Supreme Court, World News A divided and often skeptical Supreme Court heard two cases Oct. 31 challenging race-conscious policies used in university admissions to obtain diverse student populations.
Caritas, UNESCO look at how to promote women in leadership October 28, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Promoting women in leadership and decision-making is essential for building a more just society and is a key priority for both Caritas Internationalis and UNESCO, the two groups said.
Bishops wrestled with possibility of nuclear annihilation in pastoral letter October 19, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Over the course of three years, the U.S. bishops not only wrestled with the specter of nuclear Armageddon in writing a pastoral letter, but how to convey that teaching effectively.
Nearing 80, ‘Minnesota’s Mother Teresa’ remains devoted to her ministry October 15, 2022By Christina Capecchi Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Mary Jo Copeland is founder and director of Sharing and Caring Hands, a large facility behind Target Field that provides clothing and food to 300-500 poor and marginalized people daily.
Love, solidarity must be part of plan to end hunger, pope says October 14, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Success in eradicating hunger will require acts of love and solidarity, not just carefully planned and executed international programs, Pope Francis said.