Sentences with phrase «justice group catholics»

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In particular, NETWORK, a group founded by 47 Catholic nuns that speaks out on social justice issues, went on a bus tour around the country to protest the Ryan budget.

The church - related groups supported a number of justice - related issues, and chief among the groups were the Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ, the Communication Commission of the National Council of Churches, the United States Catholic Conference, and the Inter-religious Committee for Corporate Responsibility.

America's Roman Catholic bishops write that the «challenge of today is to move beyond abstract disputes about whether more or less government intervention is needed, to consideration of creative ways of enabling government and private groups to work together effectively» (Economic Justice for All) The truth of this declaration is evident in the U.S. housing...

«Just as Catholics for a Free Choice and other such groups suggest to the general public that not all Catholics agree with positions adopted by their bishops on birth control, abortion and in - vitro fertilization, so will the Religious Right serve to suggest that not all Catholics accept the positions of church leaders in social justice matters,» writes Richard J. Dowling, executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference.

NETWORK, a group founded by 47 Catholic sisters that speaks out on social justice issues in particular, will be hitting states like Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia in order to reveal «how federal budget cuts proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan, (R - WI), and passed by the House of Representatives will hurt struggling families in these states,» a release by the group reads.

America's Roman Catholic bishops write that the «challenge of today is to move beyond abstract disputes about whether more or less government intervention is needed, to consideration of creative ways of enabling government and private groups to work together effectively» (Economic Justice for All) The truth of this declaration is evident in the U.S. housing crisis.

This dimension of American poverty has historically been overlooked, with policymakers — and many social justice groups, including Catholic ones — instead focusing solely on financial issues.

Hunger groups: Bethlehem Center, $ 35,000; Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago, $ 10,000; Church Federation of Greater Chicago, $ 35,000; Food Justice Programs, $ 10,000; Greater Chicago Food Depository, $ 50,000; Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, $ 10,000.

«It's about time that the communities wake up to understand that we are not trying to destroy Catholic schools or yeshivas,» said Mark Appel, founder of Voice of Justice, an advocacy group.

Mark Emanatian is the Capital District Organizer with Citizen Action of New York: «Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, Catholic, Protestant and Jewish groups are coming together to an interfaith call for justice to work on the issues of poverty, what causes poverty, how we can solve poverty.»