A prayer vigil held July 24 on the front lawn of the Kankakee County Courthouse drew pastors and lay leaders from several religious congregations, including Fr. John Peeters, CSV, pastor of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Kankakee. They gathered as … Continue reading
The Conference of Major Superiors of Men — of which the Viatorians are members — has joined more than 70 organizations of the Families Belong Together coalition to call on Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Chase to stop financing for-profit … Continue reading
Officials with the St. Paul, MN-based, Catholic Rural Life, have been dedicated to the American countryside since 1923, through applying the teachings of Jesus Christ to the social, economic and spiritual development of rural America. Their latest initiative is bringing back … Continue reading
Despite a recent claim by Justice Department officials that their aim is to end DACA, or Delayed Action for Childhood Arrivals, there is still time for Dreamers to renew their DACA status. According to the Washington-based, United We Dream, DACA … Continue reading
The Polaris Project, which is dedicated to ending all forms of modern day slavery, has just published a report that they describe as a “roadmap” to disrupt and prevent human trafficking. This report focuses on the private and public sector, … Continue reading
Without a typical HR department in place, domestic workers and farmworkers are often expected to endure abuse at the hands of their employers and clients. While progress has been made in so many industries, these workers have been written out … Continue reading
Despite the president’s recent executive order, the administration continues to prosecute and indefinitely detain asylum seekers, and families remain at risk of being separated. We must continue to fight for children and parents seeking safety in the United States. Here … Continue reading
In light of the Trump administration’s scaled up efforts to separate children from their parents when they come to the border fleeing violence and seeking help, the Conference of Major Superiors of Men has issued a statement calling for this … Continue reading
A new report published by the Polaris organization, the leader in the global fight against modern slavery, identified nearly 800 victims of labor trafficking — who held temporary work visas — through reported cases to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, from January … Continue reading
In a Washington Post report Wednesday, leading U.S. bishops escalated their criticism of the Trump administration’s immigration policies, calling new asylum-limiting rules “immoral” and rhetorically comparing the crackdown to abortion, by saying it is a “right-to-life” issue. Viatorians support the bishops, in … Continue reading
For the fifth time in three years, Fr. Corey Brost, CSV, is leading a group of young adults from Viatorian ministry sites to the border between Arizona and Mexico. He calls it a pilgrimage, as together these young people retrace the steps of … Continue reading
The U.S. administration has scaled-up their policy to separate children from their parents when they come to the border. Since October, 2017 — and with a major spike in the last four months — more than 1,000 children have been … Continue reading
Kathy Kelly is the co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, a campaign to end U.S. military and economic warfare. She has made many trips to Afghanistan and after a recent trip, she filed this report about the Afghans’ profound desire to … Continue reading
The Farm Bill is an important piece of legislation that affects farmers and rural communities across the country. As a religious community, Viatorians support farmers both in prayer and in advocacy. Consequently, they have joined in letter campaigns aimed at … Continue reading
Some 18 months after a pair of Viatorians opened Viator House of Hospitality in Chicago’s Northwest suburbs, the transitional residential program continues to grow. Fr. Corey Brost, CSV, and Br. Michael Gosch, CSV, continue to lead the safe house for … Continue reading
On Memorial Day, U.S. Marine Veteran Juan Ochoa sent a letter to members of Congress, with this simple message: Give Dreamers a chance. Brought to this country as an undocumented child from Mexico, Mr. Ochoa served in the U.S. Marines 1989-1993 … Continue reading
The Viatorian Community joins with the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, as well as the leaders of 38 other faith denominations — representing 30 million church members in opposing the nomination of Ms. Gina Haspel as director of the CIA, … Continue reading
Building off Dr. Martin Luther King’s launching of a poor people’s campaign in 1968, today’s Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, is uniting tens of thousands of people across the country to challenge the evils of systemic … Continue reading
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