Child slavery and child labour

Child slavery and child labour deny children their God-given dignity and freedom, and their right to education. Catholic Social Teaching is unequivocal in resolute condemnation of child slavery and child labour, in all of their forms

Old Testament perspectives on migration and responsibility for the refugee

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Welcoming the stranger: new testament and Catholic social teaching perspectives on migrants and refugees

The focus of this article is on the welcome to the stranger that is one of the key aspects of the Christian teaching to love your neighbour. We will discuss the life and teaching of Jesus in relation to this welcome and also provide an overview of the early Christian Church as a people on a journey. We will then discuss some of the important points raised in Catholic Social Teaching that pertain to the welcome to the stranger. Stephen J. McKinney and Honor Hania are from the University of Glasgow, Robert J. Hill is parish priest of St Matthew’s, Bishopbriggs

Human trafficking in the contemporary world

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Responsibility for the earth and the naming of creation in the Old Testament – A response to Laudato Si

Pope Francis in Laudato Si’ draws the current ecological crisis to our attention and reminds Christians of their responsibility to care for God’s creation. He calls for a greater commitment to an ecological spirituality and, where necessary, an ecological conversion. This article explores the Old Testament roots of this responsibility to the earth through an examination of two key interrelated themes in the two creation accounts in Genesis. These two themes are: the God-given dominion over creation and the naming of creation by man. Both of these demand that Christians accept that they have responsibility for creation

Welcoming the stranger: new testament and Catholic social teaching perspectives on migrants and refugees

The focus of this article is on the welcome to the stranger that is one of the key aspects of the Christian teaching to love your neighbour. We will discuss the life and teaching of Jesus in relation to this welcome and also provide an overview of the early Christian Church as a people on a journey. We will then discuss some of the important points raised in Catholic Social Teaching that pertain to the welcome to the stranger. Stephen J. McKinney and Honor Hania are from the University of Glasgow, Robert J. Hill is parish priest of St Matthew’s, Bishopbriggs

Human trafficking in the contemporary world

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