Bishop to speak of coffee ethics

Faith Matters

By Karen Vance
Enquirer contributor

What goes into your morning cup of coffee? And why does the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati want to talk about it?

Millions of coffee-growing families in Latin America, most of them Catholic, are living in poverty. On Sunday, Bishop Alvaro Ramazini of San Marcos, Guatemala, will be in Cincinnati to talk about a coffee crisis that has dropped prices from $1.20 a pound to 50 cents a pound, and workers now making as little as $1 a day.

The program, "Java for Justice," at 7:30 p.m. at the Su Casa Hispanic Ministry Center, 115 W. Seymour Ave., Carthage, will discuss the impact on Latin America and how North Americans can help.

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