Catholic Charities agencies across the United States could face huge budget holes should Congress approve the president’s proposed budget.
Social Justice
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The quiet radicalism of accompanying undocumented immigrants
On this week’s podcast Kerry Weber and Matt Malone, S.J., take on the continued challenge of integrating faith and action. Eric Sundrup, S.J., joins the conversation. Sister Laetitia Bordes of the Society of Helpers, who was featured in Kaya Oakes’ recent article on the Jesuit parish of St. Agnes in San Francisco, Calif., spoke to […]
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As Trump cuts foreign aid, three African countries are on the brink of famine
The world’s largest humanitarian crisis in 70 years has been declared in three African countries on the brink of famine.
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Parishes need to prioritize community service more and liturgy less, say America readers
Teenagers and young adults feel more connected to the church when they are rolling up their sleeves and working.
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Who does the Benedict Option exclude and who does it benefit?
On this episode of the podcast, Matt Malone, S.J., and Kerry Weber are joined by James Martin, S.J., to talk about the Benedict Option, and the duty of Catholics to engage with issues of social justice. The episode begins with a discussion of the homelessness, the war in Syria and ongoing health crises in Haiti, […]
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New hospital in Haiti brings hope for rural population
The new hospital opened in a remote section of southern Haiti where residents once had to travel for hours on rutted roads to reach a relatively well equipped medical center.
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Embracing the Homeless Woman Selling Papers
her gloveless hands presenting dusty news her crisp brown eyes rising and quickly plummeting to her graying sneakers with each squeaky swipe of the automatic doors as shoppers exit, heavy bags swinging from their elbows this word in front of that word that you hear yourself say to her we suffer when we believe in […]
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Pope asks for forgiveness for Catholic Church’s role in Rwanda genocide
Pope Francis asked God’s forgiveness for the failures of the Catholic Church during the 1994 Rwanda genocide and for the hatred and violence perpetrated by some priests and religious.
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Catholic leaders wary of Trump’s proposed cuts to international aid and anti-poverty programs
The president’s proposed budget calls for ending several international aid programs.
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Will President Trump rescind this national monument’s status from Native Americans?
A tribal coalition, which considers many sites within Bears Ears sacred, fears the Trump administration will take the unprecedented step of stripping a national monument of its designation, and leave their ancestral lands vulnerable.