Human Rights

Health Care for All!

The U.S. Bishops have long advocated health care for all. This fact sheet is based on the USCCB handout "Health Care for All!".

Women's Rights: The Facts

While women's lives have improved enormously, especially in the West, women still make up 70 percent of the world's poorest people. Use this 3-page fact sheet to help explore the situation of women...
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Eritrea: Children and Hunger

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 hunger in Eritrea. It can be used during Lent along with...
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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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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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Poverty and Nutrition

Those who are poor often do not have the option of buying healthy and nutritious foods. Instead, they often rely on cheaper, high calorie foods that maximize calorie intake for each dollar spent....
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The Social Concerns of the Church (Sollicitudo Rei Socialis)

Human Rights Unit

The Human Rights Unit contains facts, a quiz, human rights articles, prayer and discussion on human rights.   The Human Rights Unit is a six-page resource that contains the following: An...
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HIV/AIDS Unit

This unit on AIDS offers facts, a quiz, quotes from Catholic Social Teaching, and case studies of some young and old people in Africa impacted by AIDS.

Slavery Facts and Prayer

This one page resource includes facts on contemporary slavery and a prayer for those in slavery.

Children and Hunger

This resource provides information about the issue of children and hunger through case studies of children around the world. This resource includes a quiz, prayers, reflections, and discussion...
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