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January is National Poverty Awareness Month. For the next 31 days, we will be sharing content from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to help brin...g awareness to the global issue of poverty. Today, on the World Day of Peace, Pope Francis calls us to reflect on the theme, Good Politics at the Service of Peace. Instead of indifference, cynicism or thinking our voices don’t matter, we believe the Gospel calls us to raise our voices for the common good, for politics is one of the highest forms of charity. Advocating for and with communities who are oppressed, disadvantaged or excluded is a response to our baptismal call to love all members of the Body of Christ in imitation of Christ’s love. #PovertyAwareness #WorldDayofPeace

God Himself will be your support and your courage, all the more complete since you will have no refuge or trust but in Him alone (IV:283). FAMVIN

#ShareJourney - Whether we study theology or law, we come to the same conclusion: turning away asylum seekers is wrong, and seeking to bully and intimidate and... to continue to promote an atmosphere of xenophobia is unconscionable. It sadly brings to the fore again the darker moments of how immigrants have been treated over the years in our country, I’m specifically thinking of the 'Know Nothing' movement, nativism, and the rise and influence of the Ku Klux Klan. - Bishop Kevin Vann, Diocese of Orange, Chairman of Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) board of directors We should not be afraid of those reaching out to us for help, said Jeanne Atkinson, Exec. Director of CLINIC. We walk side by side with those seeking asylum and expect our government to uphold the laws and international principles that are the bedrock of America. Read full statement from CLINIC: https://bit.ly/2CXPHI0 OC Catholic News Catholic Charities of Orange County People of Life Poverty USA Justice for Immigrants Campaign OC Human Relations OCCCO PICO Pax Christi USA Hispanic Ministry/Ministerio Hispano - Diocese of Orange