by edaday | Sep 24, 2021 | News Archives, Peace & Justice
This week the universal Church celebrates National Migration Week, recognizing the hundreds of thousands of people fleeing, violence, war and poverty. As Catholics contemplate ways to offer a compassionate welcome to migrants, members of the Chicago-based Priests for...
by edaday | Sep 23, 2021 | News Archives, Peace & Justice
Fr. Corey Brost, CSV, and Br. Michael Gosch, CSV, have participated in countless Zoom presentations, radio broadcasts and videos about their work in accompanying young asylum seekers. The latest shout-out came this week in a “member feature” in a...
by edaday | Sep 23, 2021 | Peace & Justice
In its latest Justice & Peace alert, members of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men decried the treatment of Haitian asylum seekers in Texas. Here’s their brief account: According to the latest news, approximately 14,000 migrants, many Haitian, have...
by edaday | Sep 17, 2021 | Peace & Justice
In its latest newsletter, the Washington-based Bread for the World organization shares why there is a hunger crisis in Afghanistan and in Haiti. “Afghanistan would be considered likely to have high rates of hunger because at least two of the major causes of...