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U.S.
BISHOPS / STATEMENTS ON GLOBAL SOLIDARITY:
STATEMENTS
ON GLOBAL SOLIDARITY:
US Bishops
Statements on Int’l Issue …Latest U.S. Bishops
Statements
on
International Issues (by title, region & topic)
National
Catholic Campaigns by U.S. Bishops:
–
“Justice for Immigrants”
(Catholic Campaign on Immigration
Reform)
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Catholic Campaign Against
Global Poverty
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Catholic
Campaign for Peace in the Holy Land
• Framework
for Global Solidarity & International
Peacemaking:
“World Day of Peace” Message Archive
–
Annual Message from Pope Benedict XVI
•
World Day of Peace 2007: “The Human Person, the
Heart of Peace”
–
Jan. 1, 2007, from Benedict XVI
•
World Day of Peace 2006: “In Truth,
Peace” –
Jan. 1, 2006, from Benedict XVI
•
World Day of Peace 2005: “Overcome Evil with
Good (and Love)”
–
Jan. 1, 2005, from John Paul II
•
Labor Day 2004: Global
Trade That Works for All (Cardinal McCarrick) Sept. 6,
2004
•
World Day of Peace 2004: “Peace is
Possible”
– Jan.
1, 2004, from John Paul
II
•
“Called
to Global Solidarity: International Challenges for U.S.
Parishes”
Nov. 1997
• Holy
Land (Israel, Palestine & Lebanon):
•
Bishops Letter
to Pres. Bush on Middle East Road Map for Peace: May 30,
2003
•
Catholic
Campaign for Peace in the Holy Land (via
U.S. Conf. of Catholic
Bishops)
(Offers
full list of U.S.
Bishops’ Statements on Peace in the Holy
Land)
•
Lebanon
Crisis – CRS Advocacy & Relief Efforts in Lebanon
• Iraq
& the Middle East:
•
“Bishops'
Statement on President Bush's Plan for Iraq”: Jan. 12,
2007
•
“Call
for Dialogue & Action on Responsible Transition in Iraq”: Nov. 13,
2006
•
“Toward
A Responsible Transition in Iraq”: Jan. 12, 2006
•
Bishops
Express Deep Regret on Likelihood of War with Iraq: March 19,
2003
•
Bishops
Repeat Call for Peace with Iraq: “War Is Not Inevitable”: Feb. 26,
2003
•
Bishops Statement
on Iraq (Repeating the Call for Restraint): Nov. 13,
2002
•
Bishops Raise
Serious Moral Questions about Force: Sept. 17,
2002
•
“Bishops’
Presidents’ Statement on Peace in the Middle
East”: April 2002
• Solidarity
with Africa (including Darfur):
•
“Africa
Rising: Hope & Healing” (Catholic
Relief Services’ Africa
campaign)
•
Darfur –
Resources to Stop the Genocide… SaveDarfur.org
“Faith
& Action” Packets on Darfur
–
Build awareness at church/school
Save
Darfur
Coalition Needs Your Voice… Visit SaveDarfur.org
!
On-line photos: "Darfur
Drawn: The Darfur Conflict through Children's
Eyes"
On-line photos: "Save Darfur Coalition – Darfur
refugee camps in pictures"
Call for Fasting, Prayer &
Action
“People of Faith” Unity
Statement/Petition
•
Educational
Resources on “Africa Rising” for High Schools from CRS
•
Letter to
Secretary Powell on Crisis in Sudan: Aug. 19,
2004
•
Letter to
Condoleezza Rice on Liberia: July 3, 2003
•
“A Call to Solidarity with
Africa” -- Bishops Pastoral Letter: Nov. 2001
•
“Statement
on Delegation to Sudan”: April 2001
•
“Sudan’s Cry for
Peace”: Nov. 2000
• Solidarity
with Colombia:
•
Statement on “Mission
to Ecuador and Colombia”: June 3, 2003
•
GS Council Exec. Committee Statement on
Colombia Conflict: July 2003
•
“Statement
on Colombia”: March 2000
• September
11th & the War on Terrorism:
•
A Pastoral Message: Living
with Faith & Hope After Sept. 11th: Sept.
2001
• Trade
– Fair Trade & International Trade:
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Catholic Campaign Against
Global Poverty – US Bishops on “Aid, Trade & Debt”
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Labor Day 2004: Global
Trade That Works for All (Cardinal McCarrick) Sept. 6,
2004
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“CAFTA, NAFTA, Poverty
& Power: Realities
of global trade” – by Len Calabrese
For
further reference to U.S. Bishops’ Statements
on-line:
• U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops – Social Development & World Peace
Office
The Social Development & World Peace Office covers a wide array
of national
issues, including on-line archives of U.S.
Catholic Bishops’ statements.
• Catholic Relief Services
(CRS)
CRS is the direct relief and international assistance provider for
the U.S. Catholic
Bishops, engaging in local empowerment, peace-building and advocacy
initiatives.
(Contact
us for more information about these and other related
issues!)
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