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 | 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 21, 2005 | Justice and Peace
The Vincentian Family Coordinating Group commissioned a Task Force to explore the tempting offer of Dennis Holtschneider, CM to establish a National Center for the Visibility of the Poor at DePaul University in Chicago. The group is composed of 15 members from various...
