by edaday | Jun 15, 2018 | Peace & Justice
A new report published by the Polaris organization, the leader in the global fight against modern slavery, identified nearly 800 victims of labor trafficking — who held temporary work visas — through reported cases to the National Human Trafficking...
by edaday | Jun 14, 2018 | Peace & Justice
In a Washington Post report Wednesday, leading U.S. bishops escalated their criticism of the Trump administration’s immigration policies, calling new asylum-limiting rules “immoral” and rhetorically comparing the crackdown to abortion, by saying it...
by edaday | Jun 13, 2018 | News Archives, Peace & Justice
For the fifth time in three years, Fr. Corey Brost, CSV, is leading a group of young adults from Viatorian ministry sites to the border between Arizona and Mexico. He calls it a pilgrimage, as together these young people retrace the steps of migrants trying to cross...
by edaday | Jun 12, 2018 | Peace & Justice
The U.S. administration has scaled-up their policy to separate children from their parents when they come to the border. Since October, 2017 — and with a major spike in the last four months — more than 1,000 children have been separated, with at least 100...
by edaday | Jun 12, 2018 | Peace & Justice
Kathy Kelly is the co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, a campaign to end U.S. military and economic warfare. She has made many trips to Afghanistan and after a recent trip, she filed this report about the Afghans’ profound desire to end 40 years...
by edaday | Jun 7, 2018 | Peace & Justice
The Farm Bill is an important piece of legislation that affects farmers and rural communities across the country. As a religious community, Viatorians support farmers both in prayer and in advocacy. Consequently, they have joined in letter campaigns aimed at Congress...
