Tag: humanitarian aid
Jakarta floods leave 60 dead; Catholic aid agencies join help efforts
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Caritas Indonesia (Karina) has joined the Jakarta Archdiocese in distributing aid to people hard hit by floods that have killed dozens...
Pope Francis writes Syrian President Bashar Assad, urging him to protect...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to put an end to his country's eight-year-long conflict and seek reconciliation for the...
Catholic workers say U.S. aid cuts to Palestinians could be disastrous
JERUSALEM (CNS) -- The U.S. budgetary cuts to humanitarian aid institutions helping Palestinians could lead to long-term disastrous consequences, said Catholic aid workers in...
Catholic organizations playing role in reunification of migrant children
WASHINGTON -- Some of migrant children under age 5 separated from their families by the government were reunited with loved ones July 9 with...
Gazans more desperate than ever after border clashes, says Catholic Relief...
JERUSALEM -- Already in a precarious state, Gaza's health system faces a medical emergency, with more than 1,000 people injured in the recent Gaza...