MILWAUKEE JOURNAL-SENTINEL ON NEW CRS BOARD PRESIDENT : From Journal Sentinel...
Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, who was appointed board chairman of a major Catholic relief agency this week, has a lot on his plate these days in addition to his normal duties as archbishop and...
View ArticleSTUDENT SPOTLIGHT: PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER PROFILES CRS INTERN : From The...
As a Catholic Relief Services intern, Bangs, 22, traveled to Ethiopia for nine weeks this summer to research the progress of a Nike Foundation program aimed at empowering adolescent girls in the Tigray...
View ArticleLEFT BEHIND: AMID IMMIGRATION DEBATE, CHILDREN ARE FORGOTTEN : From Catholic...
More and more children in Central America are being raised by people other than their parents, DeLorey told Catholic News Service. Those who are raised by extended families miss direct contact with...
View ArticleBishop returns from spending World AIDS Day in Africa : From Helena...
Seated in the comfort of his office at the Helena Diocese, Bishop George Thomas smiled when reflecting upon his recent trip to Senegal, where he received a crash course in micro-financing and spent...
View ArticleOn the road, with a mission: Humanitarian workers return home to Steamboat...
Simpson-Hebert is the regional health adviser for Catholic Relief Services. Based in Ethiopia, she said her role is to help enhance health programs that reach communities who are most vulnerable to HIV...
View ArticleKenyan bishop says his appeals for aid have been met quickly : From Catholic...
Bishop Cornelius Arap Korir of Eldoret told Catholic News Service things gradually were taking shape as agencies such as the United Nations, the Kenyan government, the Red Cross and other churches were...
View ArticleEx-D.C. Cardinal Assesses Plight : From The Washington Times, LLC.
Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, archbishop emeritus of Washington, visited the Latin monastery in Gaza City yesterday while President Bush met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the...
View ArticleKenya crisis death toll seen at around 600 : From Reuters
The death toll in Kenya has risen to about 600 from more than two weeks of unrest since President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election, aid agencies said on Monday.
View ArticlePriest-performer brings broader tale to life on the stage : From Arizona Star
More than 500 people are expected to attend the 46th annual Southwest Liturgical Conference Study Week, which is being held in Tucson for the first time. The theme is "Eucharist and Justice: Walking in...
View ArticleCatholic Relief Services in the Gaza Strip (Audio File) : From Vatican Radio
The country representative for Catholic Relief Services in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza is Tom Garafalo.
View ArticleReprieve in Chad Gives Thousands a Chance to Flee : From Washington Post
Thousands of residents poured out of N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, on Monday as clashes between rebel and government forces cooled after two days of combat, according to reports from the besieged...
View Article30,000 fleeing Chad find safety, little comfort in Cameroon : From Boston Globe
"The situation in Kousseri is really quite serious," Jennifer Nazaire, the representative for Catholic Relief Services in Cameroon, said Wednesday. "Chadians are pouring out of N'Djamena, and there's...
View ArticleRefugees From Chad Face Desperate Situation, Says CRS Spokesman : From...
Thousands of people who fled Chad to neighboring Cameroon after rebel fighting in early February are in a desperate situation without any infrastructure to support them, said a spokesman for the U.S....
View ArticleOperation Rice Bowl is the other 'super' bowl : From Catholic Explorer
The national gridiron competition between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants Feb. 3 might have monopolized the conversation in many households, but it was briefly intercepted by another...
View ArticleNewsmakers: Arlene Flaherty, Catholic Relief Services (Video File) : From CBS...
Pat Ciarrocchi talks to Arlene Flaherty of Catholic Relief Services about the plight of refugees in Iraq.
View ArticleStudents learn true meaning of hunger : From New Orleans Times-Picayune
Hunger now has a face for many students at St. Scholastica Academy in Covington. On Feb. 11, Thomas Awiapo of Ghana, in West Africa, spoke to the girls, along with some students from Pope John Paul II...
View ArticleCRS program for doctors in Congo helps ease plight of female victims : From...
A church-run training program for rural doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo has helped ease the plight of women in the war-torn eastern region where sexual violence is common, an aid worker said.
View ArticlePhilippine colonel helps launch quiet revolution for peace-building : From...
When Col. Pedro Soria walked into his first seminar on peace-building, his classmates eyed him suspiciously, wondering if the Philippine army officer was there to spy on them. But Soria stayed for the...
View ArticleMore than coins in a cardboard box : From Florida Catholic
The third-graders in Christina Myers' class at St. John the Evangelist School don't know a whole lot about the daily lives of children in the faraway countries of Guatemala, India, Mali, Haiti and...
View ArticleAuthorities release a dozen Iraqis in a move the could lead to the freedom of...
Lebanon on Friday released 13 Iraqi citizens detained for staying illegally in the country, following mediation by the U.N. refugee agency and a Christian aid group, in a move expected to lead to...
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