Set in the late 1940s, "On the Waterfront" is a fictionalized account of actual corruption in the longshoreman’s union that controlled labor on the loading docks of New York City, as described in the “New York Sun” by Pulitzer Prize winning reporter,
Following extended negotiations, more than 1,000 food service workers in the nation's capital -- including those at The Catholic University of America in Washington -- have successfully ratified a new contract with Compass Group USA that gives them an immediate $3 hourly
Pope Francis has named Dominican Sister Helen Alford, dean of the faculty of social sciences at the Angelicum University in Rome, to be president of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.
The Vatican announced the appointment of Sister Alford, 58, April 1.
"A good Catholic meddles in politics, offering the best of himself, so that those who govern can govern."
With the U.S. midterm elections just around the corner, it seems timely to recall these words from a homily Pope Francis delivered at a daily
The best way to ensure that economic growth benefits everyone is to create jobs, especially for those who struggle most, Pope Francis said.
"Poverty is not fought with welfarism, no, in this way we 'anesthetize' it, but we do not fight it," the
There has been much talk lately of a recent phenomenon among Gen Z workers known as “quiet quitting” — a strategy employed by workers who are making intentional decisions to extend no more effort, or do no more work, than the minimum
Sister Kathleen Storms hopes a calendar of prayers and suggestions for action during the upcoming worldwide Season of Creation will help people "understand that simple options can make an important difference in our care for creation."
Meatless Mondays and shopping at farmer's markets
After months of legislative back-and-forth, Congress passed, and President Joe Biden signed, the Inflation Reduction Act, the new law that tackles health care, climate challenges and the tax code. “The Inflation Reduction Act will lower costs for families, combat the climate crisis,
Pope Francis said he knows "it often annoys people" when he promotes Catholic teaching on social issues like poverty, migration and ecology, but he is going to keep doing so because the Gospel demands it.
"Principles such as the preferential option for the
Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny and Father Christian Barone, an Italian theologian, joined forces to explain the theological and pastoral foundations of Pope Francis' social teaching, its connection to the teaching of the Second Vatican Council and its points of continuity with and