Three years after the 50-day war broke out in Gaza, local artists are helping children heal from war’s traumas.
Humanitarian Aid
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
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.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
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.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The Queens of Chavara: Carmelite sisters at ground zero of India’s AIDS epidemic
“Yes, some are H.I.V.-positive, but what is that?” asks Sister Agie. “They are precious children; they have their whole life before them.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Trump brought back the “Mexico City Policy.” Here’s what it means for U.S. foreign aid and abortion.
Trump’s memorandum directed the U.S. secretary of state “to implement a plan to extend the Mexico City Policy to ‘global health assistance furnished by all departments or agencies.'”
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
We can, and must, defeat famine in Africa
Famine has already been declared in parts of South Sudan; Nigeria, Yemen and Somalia are on the brink of it.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Video
America interviews Franklin Graham
The often controversial evangelical leader Franklin Graham speaks to Father Matt Malone about his new documentary and the Gospel’s mandate to care for the poor and refugees.
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As Trump cuts foreign aid, three African countries are on the brink of famine
The world’s largest humanitarian crisis in 70 years has been declared in three African countries on the brink of famine.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Carolyn Woo: Four ways we can strengthen humanitarian aid
The four “S’s” call us to be worthy of the privilege of serving the brothers and sisters God entrusts to our care.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Pope Francis calls on President Trump to care for the poor and the outcast
Francis wrote, “our human family is beset by grave humanitarian crises demanding farsighted and united political responses.”