“Windchangers” or lobbyists

We in the Vincentian family are still struggling with moving beyond direct service to advocating or lobbying on behalf of the poor. But evangelical activist Jim Wallis in a recent interview on the program Speaking of Faith may be calling us beyond lobbying to being...

Giving witness at the border

Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati offer a weekend-long opportunity February 3 – 6, 2008 to become immersed in the ministries of the Sisters of Charity and others on the border with Mexico. Visit ministry sites, explore issues, analyze and reflect on the...

Death Penalty Moratorium

The Third Committee of the U.N. General Assembly yesterday adopted a draft resolution calling for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty. Read the resolution and the voting sheet indicating how various countries voted on the resolution.

Christians Are Called to Defend Human Rights

The president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace says that Christians are called to work for the abolition of “the death penalty, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment against the human person,” calling such...
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