Resources

JPIC Resource Links

Catholic Organizations

Vatican: http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: http://www.usccb.org/
Catholic Relief Services: http://www.crs.org/
The U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: http://www.usccb.org/cchd/
The national office of Catholic Charities USA: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
The Catholic News Service: http://www.catholicnews.com/
The Diocese of Cleveland: http://dioceseofcleveland.org/
Cleveland Catholic Charities: http://www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org/
Cleveland Catholic Charities Pro Life: http://www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org/prolife/
The Catholic Conference of Ohio: http://www.ohiocathconf.org/home_frameset.htm
The Catholic Conference of Ohio Rural Life: http://www.ohiocathconf.org/rural/rural_main.htm

Government

US House of Representatives Website: http://www.house.gov/
Guide to Government: http://www.guidetogov.org/
State of Ohio Website: http://ohio.gov/
Ways to contact the US Government: http://www.usa.gov/Contact.shtml

Integrity of Creation

Catholic Coalition on Climate Change: http://catholicclimatecovenant.org/

Death Penalty

The U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: Death Penalty Page: http://usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/death-penalty-capital-punishment/
Catholics Against Capital Punishment: http://www.cacp.org/
Journey of Hope: From Violence to Healing: http://www.journeyofhope.org
The Catholic Campaign to End the Use of the Death Penalty: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/death-penalty-capital-punishment/catholic-campaign-to-end-the-use-of-the-death-penalty.cfm

Landmines

US Campaign to Ban Landmines: http://www.uscbl.org/

International

Africa

Catholic Relief Services: http://crs.org/
Coalition to Stop the use of Child Soldiers: http://www.child-soldiers.org
Save Darfur Coalition: http://www.savedarfur.org/

Religious/Research Institutes/NGOs

USCCB & CRS Catholic Campaign Against Global Poverty: http://old.usccb.org/sdwp/globalpoverty/
USCCB Debt Campaign Resources: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/debt-relief/
: http://www.jubileeusa.org/

Policy-related Organizations

World Bank: http://www.worldbank.org/
International Monetary Fund: http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm
United Nations Development Program: http://www.beta.undp.org/undp/en/home.html
International Trade: http://omiusajpic.org/issues/human-dignity/economic-justice/international-trade/
USCCB – Trade Issues: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/global-issues/trade/
Bread for the World: http://www.bread.org/hunger/trade-agriculture/; http://omiusajpic.org/issues/human-dignity/economic-justice/millennium-development-goals/
Catholic Campaign Against Global Poverty: http://old.usccb.org/sdwp/globalpoverty/
UN Millennium Development Goals: http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/

Human Trafficking

USCCB – Human Trafficking: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/human-trafficking/coalition-of-catholic-organizations-against-human-trafficking.cfm
The Collaboration on Human Trafficking: http://collaborativeinitiative.org

Government Websites on Human Trafficking

Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking: http://www.ungift.org/knowledgehub/
UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC): http://www.unodc.org/unodc/ru/human-trafficking/index.html
UNANIMA International: http://www.unanima-international.org/eng/
US Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking/

Immigration

Justice for Immigrants: http://www.justiceforimmigrants.org/index.shtml
Interfaith Worker Justice: http://www.iwj.org/template/index.cfm

Other

Catholic Social Teaching – 15 major themes of Catholic Social Teaching: http://omiusajpic.org/files/2008/02/Catholic-Social-Teaching.pdf
Catholic Social Teaching – USCCB; Seven Key Themes: http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catholic-social-teaching/seven-themes-of-catholic-social-teaching.cfm

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