The Pope Video March: For Victims of Abuse

This month, Pope Francis requests prayers for victims of abuse. He says, “Asking for forgiveness is necessary, but not enough.” Pope Francis reflects on abuse, “especially to those committed by members of the Church” and asks that we pray with him for the victims. The Pope invites the Church itself to be “a model of concrete actions to repair the horrors they have suffered and to prevent them from happening again.”

Mercy Law Resource Centre Releases New Report

Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) in Ireland released a new report Mental Health and Social Housing Supports. MLRC provides legal advice and representation to individuals and families facing housing difficulty. They write “In 2022, our solicitors responded to an average of 47 new requests for legal assistance each month, providing advocacy support, legal information, advice and full legal representation in public law cases…Through this work, we have observed barriers and obstacles faced by people with mental health difficulties in securing suitable social housing supports, and, where required, in accessing emergency homeless accommodation. The purpose of this report is to identify and examine those barriers and present practical recommendations for change.”

UN 2023 Water Conference: March 22-24

In 1977, world leaders, water experts and policymakers from around the world gathered in Mar del Plata, Argentina, for the UN Water Conference. Almost 50 years later, the global community will come together from 22 to 24 March in New York for the second ever UN 2023 Water Conference. “Water is a dealmaker for the Sustainable Development Goals, and for the health and prosperity of people and planet. But our progress on water related goals and targets remains alarmingly off track, jeopardizing the entire sustainable development agenda.”