Five years after quake, Haiti makes slow but noticeable progress
Dennis SadowskiCatholic News ServiceDespite rebuilding efforts, more than 85,000 people still live in dozens of tent camps across Haiti's expansive earthquake zone.
View ArticleOvercome global indifference during Lent this year
Nicholas ColluraAddressing the church at the beginning of Lent, Pope Francis called on Christians to "become islands of mercy in the midst of the sea of indifference."
View ArticlePope prays for Nepali quake victims, solidarity for relief workers
Carol GlatzCatholic News ServiceMore than 3,600 people were known to have been killed and more than 6,500 others injured after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit a mountainous region near Kathmandu.
View ArticleCaritas elects Cardinal Tagle as confederation president
Cindy WoodenCatholic News ServicePhilippine Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila was elected president of Caritas Internationalis, the confederation of 165 national Catholic charities, during the...
View ArticleAid workers assess areas hit by typhoon as Philippines gets more rain
Simone OrendainCatholic News ServiceCatholic relief workers were on their way to a typhoon-stricken portion of the northern Philippines, including an area from which there had been no communication,...
View Article‘Laudato Si’’ represents a new ‘Rerum Novarum,’ says Cardinal Rodríguez at...
Peter FeuerherdEco Catholic: One of Pope Francis' cardinal advisors defended Francis’ Laudato Si’ encyclical on the environment as a new Rerum Novarum.
View ArticlePeace in the Holy Land -- an elusive dream
Tony MaglianoMaking A Difference: As Christians prepare to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace, much of the world is at war -- particularly in the Holy Land.
View ArticleYoung nun, postulants among hundreds of Ecuador earthquake victims
Catholic News ServiceEco Catholic: At least 350 people died in the wake of Sunday's massive magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the South American nation.
View ArticleOne year after Nepal quake, people still await government housing help
Paul JeffreyCatholic News ServiceEco Catholic: "The initial response to the quake was wonderful. ... But then everything slowed down."
View ArticleCatholic agencies begin work of rebuilding after Ecuador quake
Catholic News ServiceCatholic agencies are beginning to build temporary shelters for thousands of families in Ecuador made homeless by the South American country's worst natural disaster in nearly...
View ArticlePost-quake rebuilding in Ecuador complicated by enduring poverty
Barbara J. FraserCatholic News ServiceEco Catholic: Residents are slowly rebuilding after an April earthquake killed more than 670 people and left as many as 80,000 homeless.
View ArticleCatholic Relief Services announces agency veteran as new CEO
Rhina GuidosCatholic News ServiceCatholic Relief Services hiring a veteran employee -- the agency's No. 2 -- Sean Callahan, as its new president and CEO.
View ArticleAid slowly makes way to thousands of Haitians displaced by hurricane
Dennis SadowskiCatholic News ServiceEco Catholic: In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, one tally places death toll at 1,000, while a cholera outbreak is feared in the worst-hit areas.
View ArticleBishops' meeting was boring, with flashes of inspiration
Thomas ReeseFaith and Justice: A routine agenda item during the 2016 USCCB fall meeting turned out to be one of the most emotionally charged.
View ArticleLonging for Christmas peace in the Holy Land
Tony MaglianoMaking a Difference: After nearly 50 years of Israeli occupation, Palestinians feel hopeless. By acting on their behalf, we do our part to keep Christ in Christmas.
View ArticleCatholic agencies see collaboration as key as new leaders come aboard
Dennis SadowskiCatholic News ServiceStronger collaboration among leading Catholic organizations is ahead as they address long-standing human needs and strive to ensure that the work of the church...
View ArticlePoverty, injustice still drive migration from Guatemala
Robert ChristianNCR Today: Programs like the Barbara Ford Peace Center and SEGAMIL cannot address Guatemala's larger structural problems, but their life-transforming work does foster local development...
View ArticleCatholic climate petition to Trump surpasses 15,000 signatures
Brian RoeweUpdated: U.S. bishops "welcome" resolution from 17 House Republicans calling for acknowledgement of and solutions to address climate change.
View ArticleDevelopment aid in danger of losing to bombast and bombs
Michael Sean WintersDistinctly Catholic: A leaked document suggests that the Trump administration is planning stunning cuts to foreign aid. Such cuts are both unjust and strategically stupid.
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