Victim-blaming and a worship of the free-market system made the Irish Famine much worse. The death toll from Covid-19 shows we have not fully learned from the past.
Humanitarian Aid
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Archbishop García-Siller: The Texas weather disaster reminds us that we all need a Good Samaritan
This week has brought us all into close contact with human suffering. We are all like the man on the side of the road in the story of the Good Samaritan, beaten and bloody.
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‘Their tents are covered with ice.’ Texas Catholic Charities confront extreme cold and snow on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border
Rolling blackouts and more bad weather on the way have most Texans hunkering down under blankets and trying to stay as warm. Conditions on both sides of the border were challenging.
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Venezuelan refugees, once promised welcome by Brazil’s government, look to the Catholic Church
Refugees “can’t obtain the Brazilian documents,” one local bishop said, “but they keep needing shelter, food and healthcare.”
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With Congress in turmoil, Catholic charities mobilize to respond to Covid-19 hunger crisis
A global hunger crisis, foretold in the beginning days of the Covid-19 crisis, is being realized.
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Catholic groups create $2 million ‘Francis Fund’ for Americans in danger of eviction
Catholic Charities USA and the Felician Sisters of North America have each contributed $1 million to a new fund to benefit people “in extreme danger of losing their homes this month.”
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Don’t wait until you’re dead. Giving while living is the most effective kind of philanthropy.
Chuck Feeney donated the last of his fortune this year, writes Mary Beth Powers of the Catholic Medical Mission Board, and set an example for others to act now rather than later.
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‘The situation is just devastating’: Central America left reeling from two storms in two weeks
“The situation is just devastating, and the needs are immense.”
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Hurricanes continue to batter Guatemala. Poverty (and poor government planning) are making things worse.
Guatemala’s vulnerability is natural disasters is compounded by climate change and historical inequities in land distribution—the poorest live in the most dangerous locations where many are threatened by mudslides.
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Joe Biden and Dr. Fauci praise the work of Jesuit Refugee Service
In a virtual event for J.R.S., Biden promised to increase the number of refugees resettled in the United States, and Dr. Fauci said the pandemic shouldn’t stop resettlement efforts.