by Beth | Feb 8, 2006 | Justice and Peace
Alexandria, VA — Catholic Charities USA, which represents one of the nation’s largest private networks of social service providers, today voiced its concern over proposed cuts to critical health and social service programs contained in the president’s fiscal 2007...
by Beth | Feb 3, 2006 | Justice and Peace
Stats and Stones: Vinnies’ report from the trenches on the poverty wars in Australia.On 30 May, Vinnies released an Issues Paper entitled The Reality of Income Inequality. It received fairly wide publicity in both the print and electronic media. The Australian...
by Beth | Jan 11, 2006 | Justice and Peace
SYDNEY, January 12, 2005 (catholicweekly.com.au): The lead story in The Catholic Weekly this week focuses on mental health – As many as 30 per cent of people who receive help from the Society of St Vincent de Paul have mental health problems. This is especially...
by Beth | Jan 4, 2006 | Justice and Peace
The following dates are listed on the Education for Justice website for the month of January.JANUARY 2006 Poverty in America Awareness Month (CCHD) 1 New Year’s Day – World Day for Peace – Solemnity of Mary 2-8 National Migration Week (USCCB) 6 Epiphany 8...
by Beth | Dec 29, 2005 | Justice and Peace
All eight New York dioceses are taking part in a multistep implementation plan for “Restoring the Covenant: A Pastoral Letter on Society’s Responsibility to the Poor and Vulnerable.” The New York state bishops released the letter last March and...
by Beth | Dec 22, 2005 | Justice and Peace
Sister Therese Bangert, SCL, a chaplain for the Kansas City Kan., police and fire departments, has fought against the death penalty for years. This week, she drove to Washington D.C., to sit in on the U.S. Supreme Court as justices heard arguments on two death penalty...
