‘The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza,’ edited by the Palestinian theologians (and brothers) John and Samuel Munayer, can teach us much about a faith-based, justice response to the situation in the Middle East today.
Social Justice
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How the St. Francis Breadline provides food to NYC’s homeless—without judgment
Since 1930, the St. Francis Breadline has stayed open through blackouts, blizzards and rainstorms, serving without judgment everyone who comes.
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Remembering Peter Henriot, a Jesuit scholar who helped put Catholic social teaching on the map
While U.S. Catholics might remember Peter Henriot, S.J., best for his social justice advocacy, he was better known in the minds of many for his decades of service to the church in Africa.
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This Catholic group wants you to be like Leo and share a meal with the poor
When Pope Leo XIV sat down to lunch with people experiencing homelessness and poverty at Castel Gandolfo this month, he offered a model that any parish can follow.
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Argentine Catholic priests join hunger strike to protest Milei government
The week-long hunger strike was called to draw attention to growing political polarization and an increasing economic gap between rich and poor in Argentina.
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Laboring for Beauty: The Tradition of Catholic Worker Art
Since the first Catholic Worker artists filled the pages of its newspaper with woodblock prints, art has been an important dimension of the organization’s vision of the reconstruction of the social order.
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ICE and protesters clash at Delaney Hall: What to know about the detention center’s ‘horrible’ conditions
Activists work to assist detained migrants and their families as protests against the ICE facility enter their second week.
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From the Bronx to the Lecture Hall: What My Jesuit Education Taught Me About Voice and Vocation
What my teachers gave me did not determine where I would go, but it kept pressing one question: What is your education for?
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Pope Leo encourages Catholic Charities USA to continue work amid political turbulence
Alluding to the current turbulent political, social and economic situation in his homeland, Pope Leo said, “I am fully aware that the Catholic Charities agencies in the United States of America are by no means immune from these challenges that continue to manifest themselves in our own day.”
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A backyard response to the homelessness crisis in New Haven
Mark Colville is something of an expert on homeless encampments. He and his wife, Luz Catarineau, have spent the last three years operating one in their backyard.