Msgr. Luigi Ligutti, an immigrant priest who served other migrants in Iowa, teaches us to look toward rural America, its old residents and new arrivals alike, with sympathetic eyes.
Catholic Social Teaching
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Does charitable giving have benefits for your health? This nonprofit is trying to find out.
The charitable nonprofit Unbound is currently seeking participants for a study on the health benefits of charitable giving.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Community-building in election times: How Catholics can find our way back to each other
As Catholics, we must work to block harms where we see them, do our part to build the world we want to inhabit, and embody our fundamental dignity as human beings.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
U.S. bishops denounce the exploitation of migrants and children in Labor Day message
This Labor Day, may we recognize all the laborers in the Lord’s vineyard and embrace them for who they truly are—our brothers and sisters.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Movie Club
Why the cult classic ‘Newsies’ is a perfect Labor Day movie
“Newsies” is the rare family-friendly musical that also serves as thematically appropriate Labor Day viewing.
Posted inExplainer, Politics & Society
Four American Jesuits who sided with workers to remember on Labor Day
In the United States, the Jesuits have provided striking examples of what solidarity and upholding the rights of workers looks like in an industrial economy.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Socially responsible investing—the Catholic way
Socially responsible investing should be a priority for Catholic institutions and individuals alike. But investors need to look beyond negative screening to see other possibilities.
Posted inFaith, News
‘Budgets reflect priorities’: Former leaders alarmed by layoffs at U.S. bishops’ peace and justice department
“The budget of an organization reflects its priorities,” said retired Des Moines, Iowa, Bishop Richard Pates, who previously chaired the international justice and peace committee.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis: Catholics are called to defend democracy worldwide
“In today’s world, democracy—let’s be honest—is not in good health,” the pope said on Sunday.
Posted inFaith, News
U.S. bishops announce major layoffs to social justice department
Multiple people with ties to the U.S. bishops’ conference said they had been informed staffing across the department of Justice, Peace & Human Development was cut by 50%.