by John Freund, CM | Nov 11, 2012 | Justice and Peace
Border Mass offered for immigrants, victims of drug cartel violence. More than 500 people from the Catholic dioceses of El Paso, Texas, Las Cruces in New Mexico and Ciudad Juarez in Mexico participated in the annual Dia de los Muertos Mass on the Border Nov. 2....
by John Freund, CM | Nov 10, 2012 | Justice and Peace
What Do Religious Leaders Want For Obama’s Next Four Years? WASHINGTON (RNS) Addressing poverty. Seeking reconciliation. Protecting religious freedom. Religious leaders already have their wish lists ready for President Obama’s second term. Here are 10...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 6, 2012 | Justice and Peace
“As Church,” the Archbishop of Panama stated, “we have initiated a program called, “the Panama that we desire”. He calls for people to “believe in the other”, “believe in freedom” , “the value of truth” and “plan a future that includes all...
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...
