Caritas Italy announced the suspension of charitable activities in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover of the country.
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Vaccination Is an Act of Love, Pope Francis Says in Ad Campaign
When each individual makes a small act of charity, like getting the COVID-19 vaccine, every gesture added together can transform the world, Pope Francis said in a global ad campaign.
Two Nuns Killed in South Sudan After Vehicle Ambushed Along Highway
Two Catholic nuns were shot and killed along a highway in South Sudan Aug. 16 as they were returning home to Juba. Seven other sisters survived the attack.
U.S. Bishops Urge Quick Action on Relocating Afghan Refugees
The U.S. bishops’ conference emphasized the need for the U.S. government to work quickly to achieve its goal of relocating 30,000 special immigrant visa applicants from Afghanistan because it’s a “monumental task that hangs in the balance.”
Help is On the Way for Desperate Haiti After Deadly Earthquake
Within hours of the earthquake in Haiti, relief efforts were underway in the Diocese of Brooklyn and elsewhere to raise funds and provide emergency supplies to that hard-hit Caribbean nation.
Archbishop Broglio Says Human Dignity of Afghan People ‘Must be Respected’
The “human dignity” of Afghanistan’s people “must be respected” amid the chaos in the country, the head of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services said Aug. 17.
Haitian Americans Eager to Evaluate, Assist Earthquake-Rattled Island
Long Island’s Haitian American community is concerned about friends and relatives affected by the recent earthquake, and people want to help.
Judge Rules Biden Administration Must Reinstate ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in a ruling late Aug. 13 blocked Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of the Department of Homeland Security from implementing a June 1 memo in which he formally ended the Trump administration’s Migration Protection Protocols, known as MPP or the “Remain in Mexico” policy.
Polish Archbishop Hoser, Doctor, Archbishop and Envoy, Dies of COVID-19
Many Polish Catholics are mourning the death of Archbishop Henryk Hoser, a former Vatican envoy who helped rebuild the church in post-genocide Rwanda and later represented the pope at the Marian shrine in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
After Haiti Earthquake, Catholic Aid Official Says ‘Desolation’ Faces Population
When Dr. Fonie Pierre looks around the streets of Les Cayes the word that comes to her mind is “desolation.”