A Jesuit national Catholic weekly magazine in the United States.

The Guttmache Institute seeks to advance sexual and reproductive health through research, policy analysis and public education. Contact Rebecca Wind.

See an October 2008 Barna Group survey about mission trips.

Global Awareness Through Experience offers immersion trips to invite individuals to explore solidarity and compassion through giving. It’s based in La Crosse, Wis.

This online encyclopedia is the 1917 version. Journalists should be aware that it contains no updates, such as church reforms made during Vatican II and should not be relied upon for current information.

The United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services.

A well-respected news service that is owned and funded by U.S. bishops.

Orval Gingerich is director of the Center for Global Education at Augsburg College in Minneapolis and has created and led experiential study abroad semesters as part of EMU’s Global Village Curriculum.

Responsible for federal programs which promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities.