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Asylum seekers protesting the possible closure of their detention center, on Manus Island, Paua New Guinea, on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. (Australia Broadcasting Coroporation via AP)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Jim McDermott
There is little question that what the government is doing is not only illegal but inhumane and unnecessary.
Politics & SocietyNews
Wallice Jusino de la Vega - Catholic News Service
Way up in the highlands of north central Puerto Rico, in an area severely damaged by Hurricane Maria, lies an untold story of an imminent economic catastrophe: the potential decimation of the island's milk industry.
A neighborhood destroyed by wildfire in Santa Rosa, Calif. The Diocese of Santa Rosa "has been hit hard" and "is in an ongoing state of uncertainty" because of Northern California wildfires that began the night of Oct. 8, said Bishop Robert F. Vasa. (CNS photo/Jim Urquhart, Reuters)
FaithDispatches
Jim McDermott
Upward of 3,000 buildings have been destroyed just in Santa Rosa, a city of 175,000 people.
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“The relation between hunger and migrations can only be faced if we go to the roots of the problem.”
An aerial view of destruction in Santa Rosa, Calif., is seen on Oct. 11 after wildfires. (CNS photo/DroneBase, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews
Antonio De Loera-Brust
Bishop Vasa called on all Catholics of the diocese to help their brothers and sisters who “have been severely impacted by the devastating fires and are in immediate need of your prayers."
A young woman holding a statue of Mary is comforted by family members of a person trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building on Sept. 26 in Mexico City. Five days after the deadly magnitude 7.1 earthquake, the collapsed seven-story office building is one of the last hopes searchers believe they may still find someone trapped alive. (CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews
Melissa Vida - Catholic News Service
“Most survivors suffer from severe anxiety or guilt.”