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.”
Humanitarian Aid
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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.”
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Jesuits in Afghanistan have suspended their mission indefinitely, awaiting evacuation
The Jesuits, who have been in Afghanistan since 2004, have suspended their mission in the country “indefinitely.”
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Thousands have been displaced by violence in Mozambique. Catholics say what’s needed is aid—not outside troops.
Educators and humanitarian workers in Mozambique are expressing mixed feelings about a deployment of multinational forces to confront an intensifying Islamist insurgency in Mozambique.
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Cuban-American bishops: Aid for Cuba is a ‘moral imperative’
Four Cuban American bishops called on the international community to provide humanitarian aid to the people of Cuba and expressed solidarity with them following protests that erupted on the island nation starting July 11.
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How can the world stop Haiti’s ‘descent into hell’? Let Haitians lead.
The Haitian people are resourceful enough and resilient enough to find Haitian solutions to Haitian problems, if allowed to do so.
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Catholic Charities helps after ‘heartbreaking’ Miami building collapse
“I have worked hurricanes, but nothing like this: It is just a look of sadness you see on everyone’s face. It is heartbreaking.”
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Catholic ministries step up efforts to reach homeless children on Brazil streets
“In every large city in Brazil, you can now see a greater number of kids begging for money or selling candy on the streets than before the pandemic.”
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The church is ‘under attack’ in Myanmar
“No one is safe from their attacks. Anyone they are suspicious of, anyone they think are against them, they will arrest, they will torture and some of them are even shot to death.”