Subsistence farmers affected by drought will have to make it to the United States to feed their families and save their farms or cattle. Their departure leaves a gaping hole in families and the community.
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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We are all on a road to Emmaus
A reflection for Wednesday in the Octave of Easter, by Kevin Clarke
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How many more migrants have to die for the U.S. to fix its immigration system?
On March 27, 40 men died in a fire in a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juárez. The appalling loss of life has many more authors than the people likely to be punished for it.
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Report from Honduras: Protest over suspected murder stops traffic in femicide capital of Latin America
The protest was organized by women’s advocates and the family, friends and neighbors of Ana Lizeth Hernández, a 33-year-old woman who died of a gunshot wound to the head in her home on March 19.
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Report from Honduras: Catholic agencies work to fight climate change and a hunger crisis
In Honduras, persistent drought can devastate crops and unexpected rains can flood fields and produce landslides.
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Fellow Catholics: What unites us is much more important than what divides us
A Reflection for Thursday of the Third Week of Lent, by Kevin Clarke
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Ukraine’s top army chaplain speaks about state of the war at Fordham: ‘Evil must be called evil’
Father Zelinskyy’s message to Fordham’s ROTC cadets and to U.S. Army chaplains was simple: Fight for the truth to be known about the war in Ukraine.
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‘Do not forget us’: Catholics in Ukraine mark a year of war
The staff and volunteers of Caritas Ukraine accept a double duty—agents of humanitarian aid but also, with their families, victims and targets of conflict themselves.
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Open your heart to victims of tragedy in Turkey and Syria
A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Scholastica, by Kevin Clarke
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Jesuit Refugee Service: After 12 years of war, Syrians are driven to the limit by earthquake suffering
“These are strong, courageous people of hope,” Daniel Corrou, S.J., the director of Jesuit Refugee Service/Middle East and North Africa, said. But even hope has its limits.