by John Freund, CM | Oct 31, 2012 | Justice and Peace
The Catholic News Service reports “A large national study on faith and political views released Oct. 23 highlighted Catholics’ interest in having social justice take a bigger role in the church’s policy priorities. From the article… The...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 17, 2012 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
While the exploitation of illegal workers is often linked to the sex industry, recent reports from the Attorney-General’s Department and Australian Institute of Criminology have suggested it is on the rise in other industries. Brianna Lee said these include reports of...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 10, 2012 | Justice and Peace, News
In what is certainly a counterpoint to a recent article where a member of a conservative think tank claims Vincent is not a “welfare statist”, Catholic leaders proclaim that the stewardship of common good rests upon all of our shoulders together to Protect...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 30, 2012 | Justice and Peace, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth will host “Eyes Open Against Human Trafficking”on Oct. 11 at the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Motherhouse, 4200 S. Fourth St. “Trafficking occurs everywhere,” said Penny Lonergan. She is a member of the planning committee...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 23, 2012 | Justice and Peace
(Romereports.com) The Vatican’s Foreign Minister has called on all nations to work toward ending the stockpiles of nuclear weapons. While addressing the International Atomic Energy Agency, known as the IAEA, Monsignor Dominique Mamberti also noted that...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 20, 2012 | Justice and Peace
Billboards (Link no longer active)- The Welcome the Immigrant Billboards are a collaborative project of (Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) Region VI and Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center (IJPC).LCWR passed the following resolution at the 2012...
