Maria Benevento

The latest news on active nonviolence includes a demand to improve hygiene resources in Los Angeles' skid row, and faith communities' prayer, action and sanctuary for immigrants.

The latest news on active nonviolence includes arrests at the Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline construction site; sanctuary for immigrants; and the World Food Prize "contested at the front door."

President Donald Trump's recent insistence that new legislation protecting beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program be paired with his newly-released list of policy demands is an obstacle.

Welcome to NCR's Justice Action Bulletin, where every Tuesday we bring you the latest news on active nonviolence in the service of peace and justice. 

In a time when the dominant media reports on Islam are negative and only 14 percent of Catholics have positive views of the world's third Abrahamic religion, the letter drafted in 2007 and signed by 138 Islamic scholars and leaders is highly relevant today.

Welcome to NCR's Justice Action Bulletin, where every Tuesday we bring you the latest news on active nonviolence in the service of peace and justice. 

Welcome to NCR's Justice Action Bulletin, where every Tuesday we bring you the latest news on active nonviolence in the service of peace and justice.

Cultural shifts have played a part in the decline in marriage rates, but the impact has hit low-income Americans more. How can policy and parishes support families that are struggling?

A grassroots movement to bring nonviolence into the mainstream has been quietly but exponentially growing, resulting in 1,600 nonviolent actions during the week of Sept. 16-24.

Welcome to NCR's Justice Action Bulletin, where every Tuesday we bring you the latest news on active nonviolence in the service of peace and justice.

College roundup: Donnelly College in Kansas City, Kansas, is a model of diversity and affordability; Villanova University's pedestrian bridge goes forward with Christian symbols; Catholic schools score high in annual U.S. News and World Report rankings

College roundup: Naming former CIA director John Brennan a distinguished fellow at Fordham law is controversial; two schools founded by Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet more affordable now; streamlining degree programs and stabilizing finances at Catholic colleges

Trump has promised to dramatically change U.S. strategy in South Asia. But experts in peacebuilding say his plan continues a reliance on military might that has failed for more than 15 years.

College roundup: University of Notre Dame organizes pilgrimage retracing 1842 journey; over 1,300 educators urge Trump to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program; eligibility for full-tuition scholarships expands nationwide

NCR's college roundup returns: Three Catholic universities recognized among top 20 green colleges; Benedictine College celebrates Aug. 21 eclipse with "Total Eclipse of the Heartland"

The leadership association for U.S. male religious elected new officers at its annual conference held in Scottsdale, Arizona, earlier in this month. 

Officials from the Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, face criticism as they try to balance a papal call to welcome those in "irregular" family situations with upholding church teachings.

Two organizations are co-sponsoring an online petition urging that Paul Shanley be placed in a secure facility where he can receive treatment and where he will have no access to children.