Faith

Catholic groups condemn reconstruction failure 10 years after Haiti's killer quake

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:43:14 -0500

Catholic organizations and their allies in Haitian civil society are condemning their own government and the international community on the 10th anniversary of the 2010 earthquake that left the country in ruins.

Pope Francis warns mission societies against becoming NGOs

Fri, 05 Jun 2015 10:00:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY - The mission-oriented agencies of the Church must guard against operating like nongovernmental organizations, empty of Christ's presence, Pope Francis said.

Mother of one of 43 “disappeared” Mexican students testifies on Hill

ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:30:00 -0400

OTTAWA - A Mexican group that includes the mother of one of 43 students who disappeared from a teacher-training college in Ayotzinapa, Mexico, is asking Canada to take Mexico off its list of safe countries.

A decade after tsunami, Indonesians still wrestle with trauma

Sat, 06 Dec 2014 13:00:00 -0500

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Ten years after a giant tsunami swept across South Asia, survivors across the region still wrestle with the trauma that lingers long after the water receded from thousands of seaside towns and villages.

Fantino confirms what NGOs had long suspected

ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:08:08 -0500

OTTAWA - Non-governmental organizations and charities are finding themselves starved for funds as Canada shifts to a trade–oriented approach to overseas development.