Social Justice

The St. Anselm Social Justice Committee was formed in 2017 as a result of the Archdiocese of New Orleans Ninth General Synod Implementation Plan.  The committee acts as an umbrella advisory group, and a ministry within itself, to help guide the parish in fulfilling its goal of advancing Social Justice through Catholic social teaching.  The committee achieves this through coordinating with related parish social ministries and initiating its own projects advocating Social Justice as it relates to Faith Formation, Outreach & Charity, Global Solidarity, and Organizing for Change & Advocating for Justice. 

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Wilton Daniel Gregory (born December 7, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois.)  An American Roman Catholic prelate and Archbishop of Washington since 2019.  Pope Francis elevated Archbishop Gregory to the rank of Cardinal on November 28, 2020.  Cardinal Gregory is the first African American Cardinal.  He previously served as Archbishop of Atlanta (2005–2019) and as Bishop of Belleville, Illinois (1994–2005). Cardinal Gregory also was the first Black president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) from 2001–2004, when the USCCB issued the "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" in response to Roman Catholic sex abuse cases.

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