The Catholic Church firmly teaches that the acknowledgement and protection of human dignity is an absolutely central part of our faith. So much so, that a new and highly authoritative Vatican document has recently been published to encourage Catholics, and all people of good will, to better understand just what human dignity is, and the […]
Slavery ended in the 19th century, right? Wrong. It’s an easy enough mistake to make. After all, the end of America’s civil war and the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution – both in 1865 – brought an end to slavery in the U.S. And the British Slavery Abolition Act in 1834 ended slavery in […]
Reflecting on the 50th Italian Catholic Social Week theme “At the Heart of Democracy,” Pope Francis said to the 900 participants, “Let’s be honest – it is evident that democracy is not in good health in today’s world. This concerns and worries us because the well-being of mankind is at stake, and nothing human can […]
“Time is running out” as famine, disease and fighting close in on the population, with no end in sight, said U.N. resident and humanitarian coordinator for Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami. “The international community cannot stand by as this crisis spirals out of control, as the noose of this conflict tightens its stranglehold on the civilian population,” […]
The nine nuclear-armed states – United States, Russia, United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel – “continued to modernize their nuclear arsenals 2023.” This alarming statement from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s recently released “SIPRI Yearbook 2024,” should serve as a wake-up call that nuclear-armed powers have no intention to dismantle […]
The world is in the midst of the largest global hunger crisis in recent history. According to the United Nations World Food Programme: · more than 780 million people worldwide suffer chronic ongoing hunger, · over 300 million persons are experiencing the most extreme forms of hunger, · 42 […]
Who arms the world’s violent conflicts? Answer: all of the major arms producing nations. According to a 25-year analysis of global conflicts and arms transfers conducted by the World Peace Foundation titled “Who Arms War?” all of the largest arms exporting nations continue to sell their weapons to countries even after wars start. It’s akin […]
With over 34,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza – 14,000 of them children – hospitals bombed, churches attacked – including Holy Family Catholic Church – elementary schools and universities destroyed, water and sanitation facilities demolished, ambulance and medical aid convoys fired upon, I ask what else could all of this non-stop Israeli military carnage be called […]
You may have recently heard news that a fully loaded container ship plowed into a U.S. bridge in the Baltimore harbor causing its collapse into the Patapsco River. But what made this bad news story a tragic story, was that six migrants who were working the night shift, filling potholes and performing other needed maintenance […]
Christ is risen! Truly, he is risen! Jesus Christ has conquered sin and death. We know that God has the final word. And that word is love. For “God is love” (1 Jn. 4:8). The kingdom of God which Jesus ushered into the world is at hand. But, and this is an all important critical […]
