Neighbor before house, the house is gone. Neighbor before house, here is some food we managed to find. Neighbor before house, at least we have each other.
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Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
South African Catholic bishops on building fire that killed 77: Blame the government, not immigrants
Following the tragedy, the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference issued a statement that decried those who “unscrupulously exploit the homeless and the poor.”
Posted inFaith, News
‘It’s like a miracle’: Survival of Catholic Church seen as sign of hope amid Maui wildfire
“For us, it’s like a miracle,” Msgr. Terrence Watanabe said about Maria Lanakila Catholic Church in the town of Lahaina being seemingly untouched by the fierce Maui wildfires.
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Catholic sisters are still ready at the border as the end of Title 42 threatens another crisis
Sister Norma Pimentel has devoted years to protecting life at the border as migrant flows rise and fall. Growing anxiety over the lifting of Title 42 controls at the border has been a recent distraction from her ministry.
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After Turkey’s devastating earthquakes, can a 2,000-year-old Christian community survive?
Long before the earthquakes in February, the viability of the Christian community in Samandag had been under cultural and economic threat. Many from the city’s minority Christian community had already departed, seeking economic or educational opportunities elsewhere.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis said women are the future of South Sudan. Meet 3 who are building peace today.
“If the women of South Sudan are given an opportunity to develop, to have space to be productive, South Sudan will be transformed.”
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Jesuit Refugee Service: After 12 years of war, Syrians are driven to the limit by earthquake suffering
“These are strong, courageous people of hope,” Daniel Corrou, S.J., the director of Jesuit Refugee Service/Middle East and North Africa, said. But even hope has its limits.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis tells young people: ‘You are the seed of a new South Sudan.’
Pope Francis repeated his pressing call for an end to the violence that has forced millions into camps for refugees or the internally displaced in South Sudan.
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Podcast: The Catholic nun fighting modern-day slavery at the Super Bowl
This week on “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Gloria speaks with Sister Anne Victory, a board member at U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking, who has led efforts against human trafficking for over a decade.
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What the end of Title 42 could mean for mothers stuck on the border with their children
The end of Title 42 could lead to the restoration of asylum on the border. The end of the measure could allow these families to, at long last, find safe haven.