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January is Human Trafficking Prevention month and February 8th, the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, has been designated by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace as an annual day of prayer and awareness against human trafficking. During this month we encourage you to raise awareness and educate communities […]
During National Migration Week, please take the opportunity to engage migrants as community members, neighbors, and friends. Here is the National Migration Week 2018 toolkit with facts, talking points, tips and so much more. There is a beautiful prayer in both English and Spanish at the end. Please use these […]
Each year on January 1st, the Catholic Church celebrates World Day of Peace.Pope Francis invites Catholics to embrace those who endure perilous journeys and hardships in order to find peace. He encourages us to use a “contemplative gaze”, recognizing that we are all part of God’s family. Pope Francis urges […]
Tell Your Member of Congress to Equitably Fund Defense and Domestic Spending Action Alert from Network The Republicans in Congress are trying to increase defense spending and reduce spending on our national safety net programs. In a budget agreement in 2011, the Republicans and Democrats agreed that if they were […]
The Senate Finance Committee passed their version of the tax bill November 16th on a straight partisan vote. The full Senate will take up the bill shortly after Thanksgiving. In addition to its horrible tax provisions, it also includes a partial repeal of the ACA that would cause 13 million […]
This week (October 29-November 2), people of faith across the country are participating in a national Week of Prayer and Action With Dreamers. Co-sponsored with others in the Interfaith Immigration Coalition, we are concentrating on and elevating the moral voice in support of the DREAM Act of 2017 (S.1615 and […]
The Senate is expected to vote sometime next week(Sept 25) on a new effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with legislation that would leave millions of Americans without healthcare coverage. Please email your senators and urge them to vote “no” on this proposal and to work […]
From September 1 to October 4, Christians around the world will be praying and caring for creation. It’s the “Season of Creation” celebrated by Christian churches around the globe. The Global Catholic Climate Movement offers a Season of Creation website where you can download a toolkit for your church to host a prayer service, […]
In our world today, 65 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes, and 34,000 additional people are displaced every single day. The need to welcome refugees to the United States has never been greater. Now is the time to take a stand. A number of refugee resettlement and […]