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Justice and Peace Calendar 2010-2011 , by: Education for Justice

This calendar is an extensive listing of relevant justice and peace anniversaries and events from August 2010 through July 2011. Education for Justice creates resources to correspond to these dates. ...more

Refugees Seeking a Home-Prayer Service , by: Lorraine Cuddeback

World Refugee Day is June 20.  The United Nation's theme for the 2010 World Refugee Day is "They took my home, but they can't take my future."  This print-ready prayer service includes praye...more

Justice and Peace Academic Calendar 2009-2010 , by: Education for Justice

This calendar is an extensive listing of relevant justice and peace anniversaries and events from August 2009 through July 2010. Education for Justice creates resources to correspond to these dates. F...more

HIV/AIDS Fact Sheet & Catholic Social Teaching , by: Bill Griffin, CFX

This four-page resource includes the latest facts and figures on HIV/AIDS. It provides an overview of the Church's social teaching and pastoral care and includes links for additional information. S...more

Habitat and Urbanization: Harmonious Cities , by: Bill Griffin, CFX

World Habitat Day is October 6th. This three-page resource looks at the facts and figures of urbanization today. This resource is designed to mark the UN celebration of World Habitat day and includ...more

Oracion de Reflexion para el Dia Mundial de Alimentacion (Prayer for World Food Day) , by: Sr. Katherine Feely, SND

World Food Day is October 16. This prayer service, in Spanish, can be used to comemorate this day. The English version is also available. ...more

Prayer for World Food Day , by: Sr. Katherine Feely, SND

Use this prayer to celebrate World Food Day, a day on which we reflect on the right to all citizens of the world to food, and on the current misdistribution of food in the world caused by a flawed sys...more

Litany for Human Rights Day, Dec. 10 , by: Education for Justice

Since Pope Leo XIII wrote about the basic rights to food, shelter and a living wage in 1891, the Catholic Social Teaching tradition has promoted economic as well as other human rights. John Paul II sp...more

The United Nations Fact Sheet , by: Education for Justice

On 24 October 1945, the United Nations was formally established. Learn about the UN with this two-page summary designed for this anniversary. Pope Benedict XVI addressed the United Nations when he ...more

Women, Girls and Literacy , by: Education for Justice

International Literacy Day is Sept. 8. To celebrate this day or any other day, see this two-page fact sheet and case study that focuses on Women, Girls and Literacy in developing countries. ...more
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