Residents of coastal towns return to find toppled RV’s, convenience stores without roofs and furniture scattered over the road.
Humanitarian Aid
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Catholic faith moves Houston’s ‘Mattress Mack’ to shelter Hurricane Harvey victims
A mattress store owner, motivated by his Catholic faith, opened his business to evacuees from Hurricane Harvey and quickly became one of the crisis’ heroes and a symbol of Houston’s resilience.
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Catholic Charities USA gives $2 million for hurricane relief
Catholic Charities leads humanitarian and relief efforts across Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
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As Harvey rages, Catholic Charities ramps up its response
“I cannot compare it to anything,” Donna Markham, O.P., president of Catholic Charities USA, says of the storm. “The expanse of it…it is bigger than Katrina. The loss of life has not been as great as Katrina, but the damage is just monumental.”
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How Harvey brought new threats, and hope, to the undocumented in Houston
Immigrants face prejudice and hate-filled laws, but a devastating hurricane caused people of all races and religions to open their doors to the stranger.
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Can the U.N.’s sustainable development goals survive Trump’s foreign aid cuts?
The impact of the Trump foreign aid reductions, if enacted, “would be swift, devastating, and felt for years to come, imperiling millions of lives and the course of global development, stability, and partnership.”
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Mosul residents flee into desert as ISIS is driven from the city; Catholic Relief Services responds
Many have simply walked from the city to the desert camps, a distance of 20 to 30 kilometers, says Mr. El-Mahdi. Now they confront hunger, thirst and the desert’s unforgiving sun. “The summer heat is brutal.”
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The Puppet Master of Gaza
Three years after the 50-day war broke out in Gaza, local artists are helping children heal from war’s traumas.
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Prayer, puppets and pleas for peace in Gaza
After countless wars, the Palestinian citizens of a tiny strip of land surrounded by Israel find a way to persevere.
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Canadian bishops urge response to Africa/Yemen hunger and violence
United Nations sources report that as many as 30 million are threatened by hunger in South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen—and 20 million “are at immediate risk.”