Catholic Perspectives on Poverty

[The seminar outline can be found at: http://bodoc.100megsfree5.com/cathpers/poverty/povertyout.htm.]

U. S. Catholic Bishops, Economic Justice for All - Pastoral Letter on Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. Economy  

International Debt/Foreign Aid (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - Statements and Documents)

Poverty USA: Campaign for Human Development  

Poverty: Catholic Encyclopedia

Social Justice and Peace: Resources for Catholic Educators
    Poverty, Hunger, and Homelessness

Notable Quotations from Catholic Social Teaching on the Theme of Poverty - From the Archdioces of St. Paul and  Minneapolis

The Face of Poverty Today: A Challenge for the Church - Joseph Cardinal Bernadin (1985)

"The Meaning of Poverty" - By Dorothy Day (1966) 

The Vatican Statement on International Economic Development (November, 2001)  

Inequality of Income and Wealth Distribution (Global Policy Forum)

The GNP Machine - Disparities in Wealth Distribution in the United States 

          The Political Economy of Inequality

         Wealth Gap Challenges American Ideals  

         Poverty - U.S. Census Bureau 

         Public Agenda Online - Poverty and Welfare  

         Social Security and Social Justice (America)  

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