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Archbishop Tutu joins Pope in call for Debt Cancellation
In a May 7 article in the Baltimore Sun, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of South Africa supports debt cancellation for poor countries and the Jubilee Act passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and currently before the Senate. (S.2166) Please click on "more"

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Global Food Crisis
The rising cost of food staples around the world is pushing more people to the brink of starvation. A Catholic Relief Services food aid expert, Lisa Kuennen-Asfaw, commenting on the crisis said, “What we are seeing is unprecedented. If immediate needs are not met, and if resources and policies supporting increased agricultural production are not put in place soon, we are heading for a cascade of hunger the world over." Please click on "more."

Dates for Prayer and Action

4/27 - 5/3/2008Cover the Uninsured Week Information Action
5/1 - 5/31/2008Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Information
5/1 - 5/1/2008St. Joseph the Worker Information Prayer
5/1 - 5/1/2008Founding of the Catholic Worker - Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin Information
5/1 - 5/1/2008Centesimus Annus - Encyclical of Pope John Paul II (1991) Text  Catholic Social Teaching On Work
5/2 - 5/2/2008Church Women United's Friendship Day Information
5/3 - 5/3/2008"The Challenge of Peace" - U.S. Bishops (1983) Text Contemporary Reflection Information Worship
5/3 - 5/3/2008World Press Freedom Day Information
5/4 - 5/4/2008World Communications Day - Message of Pope Benedict XVI
5/5 - 5/5/2008Cinco de Mayo Information
5/11 - 5/11/2008Mother's Day Information Women and poverty  Action
5/11 - 5/11/2008Pentecost Information Prayer
5/14 - 5/14/2008Octogesima Adveniens, 1971 - Encyclical of Pope Paul VI text

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