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Death Penalty: Choose Life

What does the Catholic Church teach about capital punishment? Pennsylvania has 202 inmates on death row. Execution warrants were signed last month for four of them. One received a stay, two may have other appeals, but one appears to have exhausted his options – Terrance Williams. His
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September 06, 2012
by Hill
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board of pardons, capital punishment, death penalty, Governor Corbett, justice, life, life sentence

Catholic Church’s role in immigration debate

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Migration and Refugee Services (USCCB/MRS) has partnered with The Catholic University of America to develop an educational website that highlights the significant role that the U.S. Catholic bishops and the institutional Church in the
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May 13, 2010
by Hill
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immigration, immigration reform, justice, migrants, Social Justice, USCCB

Putting ‘Caritas in Veritate’ into practice

Caritas in Veritate, Charity in Truth, is the recent encyclical from Pope Benedict XVI. It addresses the global economic crisis by discussing the moral aspects of economics, poverty, human rights and environmental responsibility.An encyclical is a letter from the Pope that serves as a
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August 06, 2009
by Hill
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advocacy network, caritas in veritate, charity, church documents, common good, encyclical, justice, truth

Strong Words

"Feed people dying of hunger, because if you do not feed them you are killing them." Strong words from our early Church fathers. They teach that we are bound to come to the aid of the poor and to do so not merely out of our superfluous goods.
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April 06, 2009
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budget, Catholic Charities, charities, federal funding, federal programs, hunger, justice, poor, poverty, social concerns, social worker, state aid, state funding, volunteer opportunities

Re-examine Pennsylvania’s Death Penalty

by Francis J. Viglietta and Rev. Sandra Strauss It’s time to re-examine the death penalty in Pennsylvania. Fifteen diverse, faith-based, legal, and civil rights organizations, including the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference and the Pennsylvania Council of Churches, form the Pennsylvani
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May 01, 2007
by Hill
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capital punishment, death penalty, justice, pro-life

Commission Proposed to Investigate Wrongful Convictions

After serving 19 years behind bars, Thomas Doswell was released after DNA evidence clearly proved his innocence in a brutal rape case. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident. Nationally, 175 people have been exonerated through post-conviction DNA testing. At least eight invol
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May 01, 2006
by Hill
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capital punishment, death penalty, justice, wrongful convictions

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