Where virtue falls short, US envoy says money talks on religious freedom
- Jan 19, 2020
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Response to Haitian quake did not bring structural change, sisters say
- Jan 19, 2020
The response to the massive earthquake that hit Haiti 10 years ago was well-intentioned but did not bring about structural change that could have helped lift the country’s overwhelming poverty, said sisters reflecting on the earthquake’s legacy.
San Francisco all-girl Cristo Rey school puts students on path to success
- Jan 18, 2020
Established in 1883 to carry on the historic mission of Catholic education to enlighten and empower the vulnerable and voiceless, ICA Cristo Rey Academy in San Francisco fulfills its ministry by joining with 152 corporate partners to integrate professional work experience with a four-year college prep curriculum and give economically disadvantaged girls a career-enhancing edge.
Mother Teresa’s nuns return to her rural Kentucky mission
- Dec 25, 2019
The Missionaries of Charity fulfill a need for the poor in Appalachia.
Pope says that peace comes in a shade of green, or not at all
- Dec 12, 2019
In an annual message for the World Day of Peace, which is celebrated on Jan. 1, the pope implied that violence toward humanity and violence toward the planet go hand in hand.
Advocates for poor expect new SNAP rule will boost hunger nationwide
- Dec 7, 2019
Catholic advocates for poor people decried a new federal rule that tightens work requirements which determine eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and is expected to force hundreds of thousands to lose food stamps.
Behind a gentle Salvadoran bishop, a legacy in defense of the poor
- Dec 6, 2019
At 51, Bishop Oswaldo Escobar Aguilar is the youngest prelate of El Salvador, and one notably influenced by his country’s Catholic martyrs.
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