Social justice

Catholic agencies seek stimulus funding to meet expected surge in clients
- Mar 24, 2020
Several Catholic charitable agencies are among more than 200 nonprofits urging Congress to include $60 billion in aid to help them meet an expected surge in requests for services from unemployed people.

By Dennis Sadowski
Advocacy groups offer tips to stay connected while facing the coronavirus
- Mar 21, 2020
Social distancing and sheltering in place doesn’t have to mean total isolation for people of faith accustomed to advocating for peace and justice concerns.

By Dennis Sadowski
Not all Catholics ‘get’ social justice, experts say
- Sep 22, 2019
Dioceses, parishes and religious congregations usually have some sort of social justice coordinator, who advocates for faith-based responses to issues such as immigration, racism, poverty or climate change. But for all the discussion and outreach, do Catholics in the pews actually understand what social justice means?

By Gina Christian

Catholic social action directors urged to recognize ‘pivotal moment’
- Aug 2, 2019
Catholic social action directors across the country were urged to continue their work of fighting social injustices during the annual Social Action Summer Institute July 25-28 at the University of Utah.

By Linda Petersen
Brazilian archbishop attacked for leading ‘leftist infiltration’ of Church
- Jul 15, 2019
An archbishop in Brazil has been accused of abetting “a leftist infiltration” of the Church in a letter to the Vatican ambassador sent by a group of professional and employer associations from the city of Londrina.

By Eduardo Campos Lima
Pope invites young people to pledge to build a new economy
- May 13, 2019
Pope Francis has invited young economists and entrepreneurs around the world to help create a “new and courageous culture” that finds new ways to do business, promote human dignity and protect the environment.

By Carol Glatz