As we face the challenge of Covid-19, our obligations to the citizens of our own country must not negate our duties to global humanity. Active support for the poor and the displaced will be essential in longer-term efforts for a more just, more inclusive and healthier post-crisis world.
David Hollenbach
David Hollenbach, S.J. is Pedro Arrupe Distinguished Research Professor in the Walsh School of Foreign Service, Senior Fellow of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, and affiliated professor in the Theology Department at Georgetown University.
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What we owe refugees fleeing persecution around the globe
If solidarity extends only as far as national or cultural borders, refugees will not receive the support they need.
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Who is responsible for refugees?
Christian ethics forbids actions and policies that in effect treat those of other countries who are in grave need as nonpersons.
Posted inPolitics & Society
A Balancing Act: Catholic teaching on the church’s rights and the rights of all
Catholic teaching on the church’s rightsand the rights of all
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Creating South Sudan: The challenges of nation-building
The challenges of nation-building
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New Nation, New Responsibilities: How Catholic teaching can help shape the life of South Sudan
How Catholic teaching can help shape the life of South Sudan
Posted inSigns Of the Times
U.S. Walks Tightrope in Sudan and Uganda
What happens in Sudan will have important effects on its neighboring countries, all of whom have experienced grave humanitarian crises in recent years.
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Corruption and Inaction Leave Kenya on the Brink
Nearly two years after a controversial presidential election prompted widespread violence, Kenya remains a country on the brink of crisis.
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An Advocate for All: How the Catholic Church promotes human dignity
How the Catholic Church promotes human dignity
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More Than One Way of Dying
More than 33 million refugees and internally displaced people languish in the world today. A disproportionate percentage of them live in Africa. Most have been driven from their homes by armed strife. Such displacement is often overlooked in discussions of the duty to protect civilians in warfare. K