“I would like to make an appeal to the dear Christians here: it is not forbidden to organize, it is a right, and at certain times, like today, it is also a duty, because the social, political demands must not…
El Salvador: “We have not had water for three months, but we still have to pay the bills. Some of us use rain water and our children are getting sick. Many spend another $30 each month to buy bottled water…
Oscar Romero will become the first Salvadoran saint when he is canonized on October 14. He was gunned down while saying Mass on March 24, 1980, after saying “one must not love oneself so much as to avoid getting involved…
El Salvador: Jose and the families in Santa Maria de Ostuma get water delivered to their home only one day a week. This is common in rural areas across El Salvador. In the midst of this severe water crisis right…
“What COFOA is doing is unique and gaining traction within the Catholic Church and also the Episcopal (Anglican) church. This is happening at a time when, because of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church is opening up to social ministry and…
After more than a year of meetings and protest, COFOA leaders from La Galilea witnessed the vote by the full National Assembly giving more than 306 families from 12 communities clear title to the homes where they have lived for…
Families organizing under the COFOA banner in Santa Maria Ostuma have access to water only one day a week, but pay the same bill regardless of access. This is all too common across El Salvador. That is why COFOA is…
El Salvador: National Caritas staff leader, Daisy Rodríguez, and Vicar of Pastoral Social Ministries, Fr. Octavio Cruz, invited COFOA leaders to share their experience in organizing with leaders from ten vicariates in the Archdiocese of San Salvador. Motivated by the…
El Salvador: COFOA leaders met in March to examine their exercise of power in the political area. They celebrated success in securing funding for the Rio Roldan Bridge and advancing national legislation to secure titles of properties in La Galilea…
Celebrating more than 40 years of history, nearly 300 PICO Network leaders met the first week of May to chart our future together. This history and future is embedded in PICO Network’s new name, Faith in Action. According to our…
