While some children have been evacuated from conflict, more than 1.1 million children in Gaza and 3.7 million in Haiti have been left behind to face the rampaging adult world around them.
Kevin Clarke
Kevin Clarke is America’s chief correspondent and the author of Oscar Romero: Love Must Win Out (Liturgical Press).
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On Óscar Romero’s feast day, El Salvador may have peace from gangs. But at what cost?
President Bukele has used his emergency powers to detain more than 78,000 suspected gang members in security sweeps that human rights groups charge are often arbitrary and violent.
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Why are most Catholics so bad at almsgiving?
One study showed Catholics donated the least amount of money of all denominations surveyed.
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‘Nowhere is safe’: The state of Gaza’s humanitarian crisis
In Gaza, “nowhere is safe” and “hunger is everywhere.”
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‘Nobody wants to stay in this hell’: The moral call of Haiti
Jean Denis Saint-Félix, S.J.: “Nobody wants to stay in this hell. People are seeking ways to enter, no matter how, the United States,” even “knowing the danger and risks they go through.”
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Catholic charities and religious freedom are under fire at the border
If in its first years, the bishops’ campaign for religious freedom seemed directed at the U.S. left, it is actors on the hard right who have now emerged as the most significant threat to religious freedom.
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An outspoken bishop is bringing hope to Catholics under attack in Myanmar
Myanmar’s church has found a powerful new voice in Bishop Shwe, who has joined his flock among the ranks of the nation’s displaced people.
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Nigerian bishop: Islamic jihad, not climate change, behind mass killing of Christians
“Tell me, how does climate change drive someone to hack a person to death with a machete?”
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Interview: A day in the life of Christian Palestinians in Gaza
“The struggle to secure our daily bread is exhausting. There is a shortage of everything. Nutritious food is non-existent. We have run out of medications and vitamins.”
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Relating to the disciples
A Reflection for Friday of the Third Week of Lent, by Kevin Clarke