by edaday | Jul 30, 2018 | News Archives, Peace & Justice
A prayer vigil held July 24 on the front lawn of the Kankakee County Courthouse drew pastors and lay leaders from several religious congregations, including Fr. John Peeters, CSV, pastor of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Kankakee. They gathered as people of...
by edaday | Jul 25, 2018 | Peace & Justice
The Conference of Major Superiors of Men — of which the Viatorians are members — has joined more than 70 organizations of the Families Belong Together coalition to call on Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Chase to stop financing for-profit prison companies which...
by edaday | Jul 18, 2018 | Peace & Justice
Officials with the St. Paul, MN-based, Catholic Rural Life, have been dedicated to the American countryside since 1923, through applying the teachings of Jesus Christ to the social, economic and spiritual development of rural America. Their latest initiative is...
by edaday | Jul 18, 2018 | Peace & Justice
Despite a recent claim by Justice Department officials that their aim is to end DACA, or Delayed Action for Childhood Arrivals, there is still time for Dreamers to renew their DACA status. According to the Washington-based, United We Dream, DACA renewals are still...
by edaday | Jul 18, 2018 | Peace & Justice
The Polaris Project, which is dedicated to ending all forms of modern day slavery, has just published a report that they describe as a “roadmap” to disrupt and prevent human trafficking. This report focuses on the private and public sector, because to end...
