Social Justice

Years of friendship continues between Choctaw Nation, Irish people

May 25, 2020

The destiny of our two peoples had become intertwined and continues to do good today. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, ravishing our broken world, this story has again surfaced into Irish consciousness. Little did we realize what the Choctaw story told when they led the Famine Walk in 1990 would awaken in the Irish worldwide.

Catholic Relief Services unveils hunger awareness campaign as pandemic hinders access to food

by Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service

May 14, 2020

As tens of millions more people are at risk of acute hunger because of the global coronavirus pandemic, Catholic Relief Services is embarking on a campaign to raise awareness, advocate and raise funds to head off the brewing crisis.

In southern Nigeria, nuns put TB, leprosy patients on road to recovery

by Valentine Iwenwanne, Catholic News Service

May 12, 2020

After three years of visiting clinics and traditional healers across Nonwa Tai, in the southern corner of Nigeria, 55-year-old Benedict Ngbaji was shocked to discover the sores and lesions under his foot and ankle were symptoms of Hansen's disease, or leprosy.

Temporary morgues in New York City are seen May 5 during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS / Reuters / Brendan McDermid)

The body bags of pandemics and wars

by Julia Walsh

May 8, 2020

Horizons - I imagined it would only be natural for all of us to sacrifice our comforts once body bags began to line up in our counties and towns. It was hard for me to imagine that we'd become divided about this.

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Years of friendship continues between Choctaw Nation, Irish people

Catholic Relief Services unveils hunger awareness campaign as pandemic hinders access to food

In southern Nigeria, nuns put TB, leprosy patients on road to recovery

The body bags of pandemics and wars

Reconciliation comes to two mothers after imprisonment

Mothers flourish with sister's support after incarceration

When blame gets in the way of change

What are we looking for? Power or leadership?

Sr. Simone Campbell urges young people to live out the Gospel via political involvement

Sr. Chappell: Church needs to address disparity in ethnic communities

Strong bonds on the verge of being destroyed

Pandemic ponderings: How will we be different?

Women religious model the Christian ecological vocation

COVID-19 threatens devastating impact on world's vulnerable people

Q & A with Mercy Sr. Eileen Boffa, seeing beauty, God in people living on the streets

Nowhere to go: Young people cope with homelessness in the US

Forum puts Catholic social teaching perspective on pandemic

Catholic organizations urge communities to respond to US census

Get out of the boat

'Saintly warrior' sister fights for lowest of low castes in India

Sisters strengthen efforts amid coronavirus strain

Sisters of Selma: beginning 55 years of civil rights action

Another way of celebrating the Irish: affirming their social activism

It's the morning after a mass shooting: What do we do now?

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