Labor Day is a national holiday with a clear and direct connection to Catholic Social Teaching. From the landmark encyclical “Rerum Novarum” in 1891, through Pope John Paul II’s “On Human Work” in 1981, and now in each Labor Day Statement issued by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Church has given unwavering...
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For decades, the Vatican, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and countless peace advocates from all over the world have worked for a world without nuclear weapons. Jean Sammnon, Field Coordinator for the National Catholic Social Justice Lobby “Network” has sent us this message: A new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) was signed by...
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October 16, is World Food Day. Saturday, October 17, is International Day for Eradication of Poverty, and Sunday, October 18, is both Mission Sunday and Bread for the World Sunday. All of these days fall within Fighting Poverty with Faith Week and during the historic Catholic Bishops’ Synod on Africa in Rome. Some might...
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Congress Takes on Healthcare Reform The debate on healthcare reform is taking center stage as legislation is being prepared in Washington and supporters of reform are expressing their ideas. Bishop William F. Murphy represented the views of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in a recent news release when he noted that “the bishops...
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