Faith Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:56:53 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Caritas members in Latin America look for ways to apply wisdom of Indigenous peoples, 'Laudato Si'' /home/international/item/28970-caritas-members-in-latin-america-look-for-ways-to-apply-wisdom-of-indigenous-peoples-laudato-si /home/international/item/28970-caritas-members-in-latin-america-look-for-ways-to-apply-wisdom-of-indigenous-peoples-laudato-si Catholic representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean, defining work for the next four years, looked for ways to build on the foundations of Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si'" so it is taken into account by all nations.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:37:10 -0500 Increase in suicide among Caribbean youth trouble counselors /home/international/item/28414-increase-in-suicide-among-caribbean-youth-trouble-counselors /home/international/item/28414-increase-in-suicide-among-caribbean-youth-trouble-counselors PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Local counselors are concerned about a growing tendency among adolescents and young adults to choose suicide or self-harm and the limited scope of ministry available in local Catholic parishes for suicide prevention or family healing.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Mon, 12 Nov 2018 14:50:23 -0500 Learn from the past before looking to future, Pope tells youth /faith/item/27684-learn-from-the-past-before-looking-to-future-pope-tells-youth /faith/item/27684-learn-from-the-past-before-looking-to-future-pope-tells-youth VATICAN – The future cannot be understood without reflecting on the past and on the history and traditions passed on to young people from parents and grandparents, Pope Francis said.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Faith Mon, 16 Jul 2018 10:52:29 -0400 Irma cuts deadly path in Caribbean as church officials prepare response /home/international/item/25981-irma-cuts-deadly-path-in-caribbean-as-church-officials-prepare-response /home/international/item/25981-irma-cuts-deadly-path-in-caribbean-as-church-officials-prepare-response

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Hurricane Irma cut a deadly path through the Caribbean, leveling entire islands as it moved toward Florida Sept. 7, while Haiti prepared for a potential disaster.

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WASHINGTON – Haitian first responders and nongovernmental aid workers were assessing the damage from Hurricane Matthew even as they scrambled to deliver food, water and shelter materials to communities isolated by washed-out bridges and blocked roads.

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