Salt of the Earth social justice news

Vatican wins award for creating rooftop solar-power generator

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:50:35:00 CDT

The Vatican won the 2008 Euro Solar Prize for turning the football field-sized roof of its Paul VI audience hall into a giant solar-power generator.

Book details faith foundation of farmworker movement, author says

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:50:20:00 CDT

A new book on Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers union shows not only how the tactics they adopted to win contracts have been used by other social movements since then, but also the faith foundations of the union itself, according to its author.

In tough economy, agency sees 40 percent increase in calls for help

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:16:14:00 CDT

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh is reporting a 40 percent increase in the number of calls from people seeking help as the country continues to struggle with the economy.

Unaccompanied migrant and refugee children a U.S. and global issue

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:25:14:00 CDT

David Siegel takes a highly personal view of his job as acting director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement in the Department of Health and Human Services.

Forum examines response to torture by U.S. in interrogating prisoners

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:50:14:00 CDT

A Fordham University forum talked about the response of American political, military, religious and medical groups to the use of torture in interrogations of prisoners by the United States since the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Are states taxing working poor into deeper poverty?

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:20:14:00 CDT

Poor families faced income tax bills that pushed them deeper into poverty last year in nearly half of the states with an income tax, according to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

CCHD supports community organizing as one means to address injustice

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:14:00 CDT

Inez Killingsworth thought something was up when people from around her east-side Cleveland neighborhood stopped coming to community meetings.

University president, archbishop sign petition to ban torture

Fri, 29 Oct 2008 10:18:00 CDT

The president of the University of Dayton and the archbishop of Cincinnati have become part of a national movement calling on the president of the United States to reject cruelty and torture.

World Banks says high food prices threaten mean 44 million increase in global hungry

Fri, 29 Oct 2008 10:25:00 CDT

High food and fuel prices will increase the number of malnourished people around the world in 2008 by 44 million to reach a total of 967 million, a report from the World Bank says.

Pax Christi honors Brazilian bishop for his efforts to save river

Fri, 29 Oct 2008 10:33:00 CDT

Brazilian Bishop Luiz Cappio of Barra, who has led hunger strikes to protest a project to divert the Sao Francisco River, was this year's winner of the Pax Christi International Peace Award.

Web site enables direct investment in global poverty fight

Fri, 29 Oct 2008 10:44:00 CDT

Opportunity International, one of the world's largest and fastest growing microfinance organizations, today announced the launch of OptINnow(TM), a new initiative in the fight against global poverty.

Oil's well ends badly

Fri, 29 Oct 2008 10:58:00 CDT

The current annual military cost of securing oil resources for the U.S. economy may be as high as $104 billion in peacetime--$215 billion if a portion of the extraordinary expenses generated by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are included.