January 13, 2004 - U.S Catholic Bishops Speak Out on the Global Food System

January 8, 2004 - Bishops Question the For-Profit Prison Industry

2004 World Day of Peace Message and Discussion Questions

This reflection includes the full text of Pope John Paul II's 2004 World Day of Peace Message and discussion questions.  

December 9, 2003 - 'Tis the Season - To Spend More or To Be More?

December 9, 2003 - World Leaders Travel to Nigeria As Human Rights Abuses Are Discussed; Pope and Nigerian Bishops Call for Just

Border Children

As border security has increased over the past two years, immigrant parents have increasingly made use of smuggling networks to bring their children across the border to them. Unfortuntely, this...
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Sollicitudo Rei Socialis, The Social Concerns of the Church

In Sollicitudo Rei Socialis, or The Social Concerns of the Church, Pope John Paul II discusses global development and its ethical/moral dimensions. He builds on Pope Paul VI's The Development of...
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Human Rights in Nigeria

This unit focuses on human rights in Nigeria.

AIDS Orphans in Africa

There are millions of AIDS orphans in Africa. This unit presents two case studies that look closely at several of these children; also included are discussion questions and a prayer.