Bishop: Reducing Poverty Will Help Bring About the Kingdom
Thursday, February 02, 2012
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (CNS)—While Jesus said we will "always have the
poor" with us, "if each of us stops on his or her own journey to help a
neighbor in need, the kingdom of God will come closer to realization
each day," said Bishop George V. Murry of Youngstown, Ohio, in a ...
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Friars Respond to Occupy Movement
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Intense and committed, they’ve been likened to anti-war
protesters of the 1960s. But huddled
around fires in tent-city encampments, they look more like the jobless,
itinerant masses of the ‘30s.
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Pantry Counts Blessings, Wishes More Could Be Done
Saturday, November 12, 2011
WASHINGTON (CNS)—Two weeks before the Thanksgiving Day feast, Gwen Stroy was counting her blessings.
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WASHINGTON (CNS)—The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops is urging priests across the country to preach about "the
terrible toll the current economic turmoil is taking on families and
communities."
Friday, September 23, 2011
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Friday, September 23, 2011
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WASHINGTON (CNS)—Acknowledging that Congress and the administration face "difficult challenges" in tackling the country's massive budget deficit, the U.S. bishops reiterated their call that the needs of poor and vulnerable people must be protected in any budget decisions.
Friday, May 13, 2011
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Friday, May 13, 2011
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WASHINGTON (CNS)—Jon Proctor knows the road to self-sufficiency is a
long one. It's even longer when the weekly paycheck totals a little more
than $200.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
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WASHINGTON (CNS)—At a time when workers continue to struggle for
decent wages and rights, panelists at a conference marking the 120th
anniversary of the encyclical "Rerum Novarum" made clear that the letter
on labor and the rights of workers holds important contemporary
lessons.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
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WASHINGTON (CNS)—Although the percentage of the U.S. workforce they
represent has shrunk over much of the past half-century and some
Catholic critics contend that their time has come and gone, labor unions
are still viewed as a force for good for their members.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
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WASHINGTON (CNS)—Prices for basic foods such as sugar, cereals and
edible oils were at or near record highs worldwide in February,
according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.
Sunday, March 06, 2011
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Sunday, March 06, 2011
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The 1986 pastoral letter, promulgated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, addresses the U.S. economy and the principles of Catholic social teaching within the U.S. context. The letter stressed that the measure of our economy is not only what it produces, but also how it touches human life, whether ...
Monday, November 10, 2008
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From U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1986.
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The 1995 U.S. Catholic bishops’ pastoral message, written on the 10th anniversary of the pastoral letter, “Economic Justice for All,” calls upon the Catholic community to: “look back at the economic letter and its major themes; look around at the U.S. economy a decade later, noting progress and continuing progress and ...
Monday, November 10, 2008
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From U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1995
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WASHINGTON (CNS)—Here at a glance are the highlights of the pastoral letter "Economic Justice for All," approved by the U.S. Catholic bishops in 1986.
Monday, November 10, 2008
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From Catholic News Service
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WASHINGTON (CNS)—As U.S. residents struggle to make sense of the dramatic downturn in the economy, scholars and clergy are revisiting a 22-year-old pastoral letter written by the U.S. Catholic bishops promoting an economic policy that reins in unbridled consumerism and a lust for material riches and advocates the theology of sharing ...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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From Catholic News Service
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