Catholic Social Ministry Gathering

Panel addresses healing after strife and how Catholics can move forward
- Feb 13, 2021
A Catholic panel analyzing a path forward during moments of strife or of social sin said the only way to move ahead as a society toward healing is to recognize the damage done to a person or communities, to lay the truth out for everyone to see.

By Rhina Guidos
Pandemic has exposed inequities in health care, CHA official says
- Feb 10, 2021
Inequities in U.S. health care have long existed, but the coronavirus pandemic has exposed them to wider scrutiny, according to Kathy, Curran, senior director of public policy for the Catholic Health Association.

By Mark Pattison
COVID-19 affects often-overlooked populations, according to CSMG panel
- Feb 10, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has affected virtually every American at some point over the past year, but there are some groups in U.S. society for whom the effects have gone unnoticed, Catholic Social Ministry Gathering participants were told Feb. 8.

By Mark Pattison

Meet elected officials as ‘missionary disciples,’ Archbishop Gomez says
- Feb 9, 2021
“When we speak to our elected officials, we speak as missionary disciples, as followers of Jesus Christ,” said Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles in a Feb. 9 closing message to the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering.

By Mark Pattison

Farmworkers ‘treated as second-class workers again,’ Florida activist says
- Feb 9, 2021
As COVID-19 vaccinations roll out slowly through the country, some groups are getting the vaccine even more slowly than others.

By Mark Pattison
CRS shifts into gear to help during ‘crisis on top of other crises’
- Feb 9, 2021
Though COVID-19 seems like the global enemy to defeat, for aid organizations such as Catholic Relief Services, it is simply another crisis to respond to, said Bill O’Keefe, executive vice president for mission and mobilization for the international agency.

By Rhina Guidos
Recommitting to racial justice has not gone out of season
- Feb 8, 2020
Catholic groups and organizations are striving to not only acknowledge the sins of the past but also do something to atone for them.

By Mark Pattison
Cardinal Cupich warns against the Church entering partisan politics
- Jan 27, 2020
Cardinal Blase Cupich cautioned against partisan politics being used as a vehicle for ‘good to triumph.’

By Christopher White