“UP FRONT”: SOME RESOURCES ON CURRENT EVENTS/ISSUES:

Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic Exhortation “Dilexi Te: On Love for the Poor”

Continuing to Help Tornado Victims: Some Assisting Agencies

AREAS OF COMMITTEE FOCUS AND ACTIVITY

RESOURCES

Immigration

Pope Francis on Immigrants and Immigration (a sampling)

·       For a listing of all of Pope Francis’ “Messages on the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, see https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/migration.html.

·       For quotes of Pope Francis on immigration, see https://www.xavier.edu/jesuitresource/resources-by-theme/quotes-from-pope-francis-on-immigration.pdf.

·       For Pope Francis’ speech on the 7th Annual World Congress for the Pastoral Care of Migrants, see https://cmsny.org/wp-content/uploads/7th-WORLD-CONGRESS-MIGRANTS-DISCOURSE-OF-THE-HOLY-FATHER-ENGLISH.pdf.

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Statements on Immigrants:

 Racial Equity

Community Needs/Equity Issues

Environmental Justice/Care for Creation