Dr. Paul Farmer believed the poorest of the poor in places like Haiti and Rwanda deserved high-quality medical care—and dedicated his life to delivering it.
Humanitarian Aid
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Catholics in Poland and Western Ukraine welcome people fleeing threat of war
With the “further escalation of tension in Ukraine,” the president of the Polish bishops’ conference asked Polish Catholics to continue praying for peace, but also to be prepared to welcome Ukrainian refugees.
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Interview: One year after a coup in Myanmar, Cardinal Bo on the chances for peace
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon assesses the future in Myanmar one year after a coup turned back a decade of democratic progress, calling for dialogue, the end of violence and the release of political prisoners.
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‘People are desperate’: How Catholic Charities is responding to the devastating tornadoes in Kentucky
“God is not in the devastation. He’s not in the destruction. He was not in the storm,” said the director of Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Owensboro, Ky. “But he’s in the response, and that’s where we are.”
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Want to help victims of the tornadoes that hit six states?
Catholic Charities USA is accepting donations at https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org. The site has a button where users can donate money for tornado relief.
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U.S. troops may be gone, but Catholic Relief Services continues to aid desperate Afghans under Taliban rule
C.R.S. is beginning an emergency campaign to get food on tables and crops in the field as a hunger catastrophe looms in Afghanistan.
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This National Migration Week, see the humanity in those arriving at our southern border
Not only is the immigration system broken, but the conversation around it is as well. Far too frequently, we become polarized.
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Despite earthquake and political turmoil, a Felician sister says Haitians remain ‘people of hope’
To outsiders, the situation can appear completely beyond repair, but that is not the reality Sister Marilyn has come to know in Jacmel. “People need to hear that Haitians are survivors,” she said. “They are people of hope.”
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U.S. faith groups unite to help Afghanistan refugees after war
America’s major religions and denominations, often divided on other big issues, have united behind the effort to help receive an influx of refugees from Afghanistan following the end of the United States’ longest war.
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Pope prays for those killed in suicide attack in Kabul and calls on Christians to pray and fast for Afghanistan
Pope Francis said Christians “cannot remain indifferent” in “historic moments such as this one.”