by Beth | Jan 3, 2014 | Justice and Peace
A formidable multi-billion-dollar human-trafficking industry has driven Catholic religious women to collaborate among themselves and with other sectors of society to stop what Pope Francis has called “the most extensive form of slavery of the 21st...
by Beth | Jan 3, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Sisters of Charity
The Sisters of Charity Prayer Tree represents a unique way to tell the story of human trafficking and encourage prayer for its abolition. Click the graphic and then on the signs hanging from the branches to learn more about the issues and words to promote prayerful...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2013 | Justice and Peace
n a message that would surely resonate in the followers of Vincent, Louise, Frederic and Elizabeth Pope Francis on Sunday turned his attention to the dramatic predicament of migrants and refugees who not always find a welcome, but often become victims of human...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 29, 2013 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
National Migration Week will be observed in dioceses around the country January 5-11. “During National Migration Week, we should not only pray for those who are marginalized but also advocate that protections are provided to them, for they need them most.” The theme...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 9, 2013 | Justice and Peace, Pope
Pope – Saint or Marxist . As Dom Helder Camara, another prophetic archbishop from Latin America, famously observed, “When I give food to the poor they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist.” Some things never change....