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Black people are crying out for their breath. When will they be heard?
A litany for oxygen from a black Jesuit.
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Iowa bishop says pandemic should prompt release of Guatemalan detainees
Bishop Thomas R. Zinkula of Davenport, Iowa has called for the release of three Guatemalan immigrant detainees as the pandemic places them in “a very vulnerable situation.”
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Vatican official, panelists urge looking beyond U.S. during pandemic
During a recent online panel discussion sponsored by Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life and Catholic Relief Services, Cardinal Peter Turkson urged that Catholics “feel for other people” in this pandemic crisis.
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Who suffers most during the coronavirus pandemic?
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.
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Review: The Christ-like (and paradoxical) life of Dorothy Day
Dorothy Day lived a life that today poses significant challenges for just about anyone mindful of the least of our brethren.
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Like a good neighbor: Post-pandemic solidarity means buying local
In Italy, the pandemic presents economic and social challenges, especially when it comes to food distribution, hygiene, and employment.
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On St. Joseph feast day, pope prays for workers, employers
On the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, Pope Francis prayed for all those who work and said that “human work is the vocation received from God.”
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Go slow in reopening, two business leaders advise at Santa Clara forum
At an April 29 forum at Santa Clara University, business leaders urged prudence with the desire to resume business activity while the pandemic is ongoing.
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Workers’ Memorial Day homily: ‘Profit over people’ robs work of dignity
On the fiftieth anniversary of the enactment of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, a livestreamed Mass sponsored by the Catholic Labor Network was offered in memory of all workers who died doing their jobs.