Social Justice Topics

CST, Interfaith Quotes and the Death Penalty

This interactive activity compares quotes from Catholic Social Teaching, other faiths, and the U.S. Supreme Court Justices on the death penalty.

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, 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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Development Aid in Poor Countries

Providing assistance and development aid to poor countries has long been a concern of the Church. This two-page fact sheet defines types of short-term and long-term aid to poor countries and explains...
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Prayer for Conflicts around the World

From Sudan to Kashmir to Colombia to Chechyna, this litany prays for victims of conflicts around the world - and that we might be peacemakers and justice seekers in working for their resolution.

Prayer for Those in Poverty

Reflection on Privileges

Jim McGinnis, of the Institute for Peace and Justice, reflects privileges and consumption.

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)