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JPIC Resource on Immigration Reform Now Available September 8th, 2010

A new booklet on Immigration Reform by the Oblate JPIC Immigration Network is now available. Designed to help and educate those in Oblate ministries about the issue of comprehensive immigration reform in the United States, it offers ideas about what you can do to make a difference. Learn more about U.S./Mexico border policy, voices of faith in Immigration reform and Comprehensive Immigration Reform talking points.

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Haiti : Vatican Radio Interview March 1st, 2010

In an interview with Vatican Radio,  Séamus Finn, OMI – Director of the US Oblate JPIC Office – talks about the situation in Haiti and  re-development needs of the devastated country. The Oblates are the largest male religious congregation in the country. In the interview, he touches on important Haitian realities: the poverty, the stranglehold of Haiti’s debt and a process for re-building.

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VIVAT to Promote Regional Networking in Latin America July 7th, 2009

VIVAT International will be holding a Workshop in Cochabamba, Bolivia from July 19th to the 24th for some of the eight Congregational members who work in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. The workshop will inform participants about VIVAT: what VIVAT is, its purpose and goals, and its achievements at the United Nations.

The main aim of the workshop, however, will be to allow members of the different Congregations to get to know each other and to share information about their work. The hope is that participants will form networks for greater effectiveness and better results in their ministries locally, nationally, regionally and with the UN.

Tri-Lingual OMI JPIC International E-Newsletter Launched July 25th, 2008

The OMI JPIC Office in Rome has launched a new electronic newsletter in English, French and Spanish. The two page newsletter will be issued on an bi-monthly basis.

English: E-Justice, Peace/Integrity of Creation Letter (Download PDF)
Spanish: E-Carta Justicia, Paz/Integridad de la Creación (Download PDF)
French: Carte Justice,Paix/Intégrité de la Création (Download PDF)

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