social justice

Irish Church 'Living Lent' campaign

Irish Church suggests as part of Lenten discipline “fasting from gossip and negativity online”

Coronavirus in Italy

Milan archbishop criticises “alarmism” over coronavirus, apathy for victims in poorer countries; Vatican also takes preventative measures

Pope Francis' message for Lent 2020

In message for Lent, Pope hits out at “idolatry” of “unbridled thirst for profit”, appeals for “more just and inclusive” economy

Catholics say moving last goodbye in Paris to young migrant stowaway found dead in plane undercarriage

Catholics say moving last goodbye in Paris to young migrant stowaway found dead in plane undercarriage

EU migration and asylum pact - Church, civil society groups urge 'fair, sustainable and humane' solutions

EU migration and asylum pact: Church, civil society groups urge “fair, sustainable and humane” solutions

The German Churches christen their new refugee rescue ship

“When people drown, we have to help”: German Churches christen Med refugee rescue ship

Poverty and inquality in Europe

Church charity Caritas denounces bureaucracy, legal barriers to basic services increasing poverty, inequality in Europe

'Solidarity, subsidiarity, cooperation' - COMECE bishops back EU plan to beat cancer

“Solidarity, subsidiarity, cooperation”: COMECE bishops back EU plan to beat cancer

A man kisses the Pope during the General Audience Wednesday 19 February

Pope insists on World Social Justice Day on “rights” and “immense dignity” of poor and abandoned

Mother and child refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos, 2015

Three cardinals urge EU governments, bishops’ conferences to take in refugees “stuck indefinitely” on Greek islands

German Catholics to fast this Lent to save planet from climate change

German Catholics to fast this Lent to save planet from climate change

Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli - 'To stop the wave of refugees into Europe we have to help the countries they're from'

Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli: “To stop the wave of refugees into Europe we have to help the countries they’re from”

Pope Francis in his Santa Marta Mass February 18

Francis, in Santa Marta: “Jesus is a slap to hardheartedness”

Jesuit Refugee Service warns European Court ruling on Spain migrant pushbacks sets 'dangerous precedent'

Jesuit Refugee Service warns European Court ruling on Spain migrant pushbacks sets “dangerous precedent”

The Datteln 4 coal power plant

Catholic theologians sue police for being detained in protest over new German coal plant Datteln 4

German bishop Gregor Maria Hanke (Eichstätt) decries - 'We live with our prosperity at the expense of less developed countries'

German bishop decries: “We live with our prosperity at the expense of less developed countries”

Pope Francis presides over a Vatican Synod of Bishops

Vatican summit for refugees in 2022? Synod warns of “urgent need to express solidarity with forced migrants”

Pope's post-synodal apostolic exhortation 'Querida Amazonía'

Catholic aid org CIDSE welcomes Amazon exhortation: “A poetic call to undertake radical changes”

'Querida Amazonía', the Pope's post-Amazon Synod exhortation

‘Querida Amazonía’: 7 of the Pope’s most powerful political statements, beyond the Church debates

Vatican cardinal Pietro Parolin responded to the Rome national conservatism conference in an event with Sant'Egidio

Vatican responds to Rome national conservatism conference: “Nationalisms are childish reactions to the great global world”

World Day of the Sick - Bishops push new Irish government to ensure quality healthcare for all

World Day of the Sick: Bishops push new Irish government to ensure quality healthcare for all

Pope Francis in a new interview on Italian TV

Pope says ‘holier than thou’ believers unwilling to help others, “get hands dirty” only “superficial” Christians

Pope Francis caresses the belly of a pregnant woman February 10 in an audience with the Knights of Colombus

Francis encourages Catholics to “make ourselves one with all, starting with the last, the excluded, the discarded”

German Churches buy Med refugee rescue ship

“Urgently needed, lives are in danger”: German Churches buy Med refugee rescue ship

Athens Catholic archbishop Sevastianos Rossolatos accuses EU of "great inconsistency" on migrants

Athens Catholic archbishop accuses EU of “great inconsistency” on migrants

Francis pleads for common 'commitment' to overcome 'scourge' of trafficking, meets 'Super Nuns' fighting slavery plague

Francis pleads for common “commitment” to overcome “scourge” of trafficking, meets “Super Nuns” fighting slavery plague

Human trafficking

Vatican cardinal urges “renewal and strengthening” of fight for millions of victims of human trafficking

Spanish-African bishops insist 'No Christian should have a negative attitude towards immigrants'

Spanish-African bishops insist: “No Christian should have a negative attitude towards immigrants”

Pope Francis denounces 'dirty, underhanded... corruption' of people smugglers

“Blood money”: Francis denounces “dirty, underhanded… corruption” of human traffickers

Pope pleads for economy based on 'inclusion, care for our Common Home and integral human development'

Pope pleads for economy based on “inclusion, care for our Common Home and integral human development”