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What does the Church teach about Family, Community, and Participation?

Explore what the Catholic Church teaches about call to family, community, and participation in this video from Catholic Relief Services on Catholic Social Teaching featuring Lisa Hendey, Msgr. Ray East, and Jonathan Reyes.
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March 10, 2017
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Catholic advocacy, catholic relief services, catholic social teaching, community, CRS, family, human dignity, human responsibilities, human rights, Social Justice, solidarity, subsidiarity, USCCB

Loving Our Neighbors: Taking a Stand on Immigration Reform

The Catechism of the Catholic Church instructs, “The more prosperous nations are obliged, to the extent they are able, to welcome the foreigner in search of the security and the means of livelihood which he cannot find in his country of origin” (CCC no. 2241).
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September 07, 2011
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dignity, family, illegal aliens, immigrants, immigration, immigration reform, migrants, undocumented workers, working families

‘Every human being possesses inherent dignity, regardless of his or her immigration status’

Mark Shea, Esq., Administrator of the Immigration Program at Catholic Social Services in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, testified before the House State Government Committee today regarding the impact “attrition through enforcement” has on immigrant families, particularl
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August 31, 2011
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dignity, family, house state government committee, immigrants, immigration, immigration reform, immigration testimony, migrants, undocumented workers, working families

New study finds that marriage really does matter

A group of scholars recently released a study called “Why Marriage Matters: Thirty Conclusions from the Social Sciences.” The study found that while divorce rates have decreased, instability in families has greatly increased. Here are the conclusions of the study:
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August 24, 2011
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children, family, gay marriage, marriage, marriage protection, same sex marriage

The decline of marriage

According to a new Pew Research survey, Americans today are less likely to be married than at any time in the nation’s history. Rates have declined for all groups, but they’ve fallen most sharply among those on the lower rungs of the socio-economic ladder.
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November 19, 2010
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divorce, family, marriage, single parents

Celebrate Marriage

This year, February 14th brings double reason to celebrate, as World Marriage Day coincides with Valentine’s Day. Learn more about the Catholic Church’s teaching on marriage from the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: pac
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February 09, 2010
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family, marriage, sexuality, world marriage day

PA Marriage Protection Amendment Reintroduced

The Pennsylvania Marriage Protection Amendment has been reintroduced by Sen. John Eichelberger (R-Blair) as Senate Bill 707. This bill, which if passed by a majority in two consecutive legislative sessions and ratified by a statewide voter referendum, would amend the Pennsylvania Cons
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February 01, 2010
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Marriage: We’re going the wrong way

With the status of marriage in America today, some wonder if we are going the wrong way when proposing a constitutional amendment to protect and maintain marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
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June 03, 2009
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divorce, divorce reform, family, gay marriage, marriage, marriage amendment, same sex marriage

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