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Alabama Immigration Law Threatens Free Exercise of Religion

Alabama has passed a law that would make it a crime to knowingly assist an illegal immigrant by providing them a ride, a job, a place to live or any other kind of social assistance, including religiou...more

Ending Global Poverty: UN MDG Update , by: By Lauren Tonon and Jane Deren

This two-page resource provides recent statistics on poverty, hunger, unemployment, and other ongoing challenges as reported in the 2011 UN Millennium Development Goals Update. ...more
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CST in the News , by: Education for Justice

In anticipation of Speaker of the House John Boehner's commencement address to the Catholic University of America's graduates in the spring of 2011, Catholic leaders wrote an open letter to the Speake...more

Prayer Service in Times of Natural Disaster , by: Sr. Katherine Feely, SND

This two-page prayer service includes a suitable print ready prayer service to be used in times of Natural Disaster. The prayer service focuses on praying in solidarity with our brothers and sisters ...more

Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Update , by: Katherine Feely/Jane Deren, PhD.

Ending Poverty in Our Time. The Millennium Development Goals consist of eight key targets set by world leaders to address and eliminate poverty by 2015. World leaders just met to assess their progre...more

Film Discussion Guide: "Under the Same Moon" , by: Robert Stewart

Under the Same Moon provides a perspective on immigration that no one is likely to get from reading the newspapers or watching the evening news: immigrants have faces, names, and families; they are hu...more

Lesson Plan: A Mosque Near Ground Zero , by: Sr. Katherine Feely, SND

The current controversy over the proposed building of a new community center and Mosque near Ground Zero provides a teachable moment to look beneath the rhetoric and analyze a variety of perspectives ...more

Reflection & Prayer for Mine Workers , by: Jane Deren, PhD

Thirty-Three mine workers in Chile are currently trapped alive 2,200 feet underground. It could be more than a month before they are rescued. Recent tragedies in the U.S. and elsewhere have highlighte...more

Prayer for the People of Pakistan , by: Linda Jones/CAFOD

We pray for those who have been affected
by the immense flooding in Pakistan.
From the northern mountains
to the southern wheat fields
the rising water has left devastation in its wake.

Compassionate God, have mercy.

Wipe away the tears of those
who have lost their families,
their homes and their livelihoods.

Loving God, hear our cries.

We pray for those battling
to deliver aid and support,
and for the families and friends

Border Fence

Arizona Immigration Law and Catholic Teaching , by: Jane Deren, PhD

The state of Arizona recently passed immigration reform that allows local police to initiate an investigation when they suspect a person may not be legally residing in the state.  Many, including...more
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