Nepal: Children, Trade and Child Labor

This is one of six case studies that focuses on justice issues that impact children around the world. This case study focuses on children, trade and child labor in Nepal.

The Philippines: Children and Sex Trafficking

This is one of six case studies that focuses on justice issues that impact children around the world. This case study focuses on children and sex trafficking in the Philippines. It can be used during...
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India: Children and Gender Discrimination

This is one of six case studies that focuses on justice issues that impact children around the world. This case study focuses on children and gender discrimination in India. It can be used during...
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CST Valentines

As a creative way to spread the word about Catholic Social Teaching and the faith based in love that motivates us to work for justice, we've created some special CST Valentines. Each valentine reads...
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Sign of Hope: Catholic Relief Services Responds to HIV/AIDS

This is one of six Signs of Hope posted for Lent that focus on responses by faith groups to justice issues that impact children around the world. This sign of hope focuses on Catholic Relief Services...
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Signs of Hope: Jubilee USA Responds to Debt

This is one of six Signs of Hope posted for Lent that focus on responses by faith groups to justice issues that impact children around the world. This sign of hope focuses on Jubilee USA.  

South Africa: Orphans and HIV/AIDS

This is one of six case studies posted for Lent that focuses on justice issues that impact children around the world. This case study focuses on children and HIV/AIDS in South Africa.

Argentina: Children and Debt

This is one of six case studies posted for Lent that focuses on justice issues that impact children around the world. This case study focuses on children and debt in Argentina.

Prayer for the Children of the World

This prayer, which reflects on both the suffering and Resurrection of children around the world, can be used on Ash Wednesday to introduce the Lenten case studies on children, below. This prayer and...
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The Other Side of Aid

While there have been many reports about the massive and incredible response to the tsunami disaster from countries around the world, a January 9, 2005 editorial in The Washington Post exposes a side...
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Poverty and Natural Disasters: the South East Asian Tsunami

This two-page fact sheet is on the poverty in the Tsunami-impacted countries and how poor countries are effected by natural disasters.

Poverty, Disasters and Development

The Option for the Poor is central principle of the Church's social teaching and relevant in disasters such as the tsunami in South East Asia. This unit consists of fact sheets on the poverty and...
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