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As women, children starve, Sudan in desperate need of help, say Catholic aid workers

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:18:53 -0400

Catholic agencies, along with other Christian charities in Sudan, have intensified their food distribution campaign across the country to save hundreds of thousands of suffering Sudanese people from extreme hunger as the civil war entered its second year.

Catholic agency responds to tragedy at Florida condo towers

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:35:20 -0400

MIAMI BEACH -- Staff members with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami were on location and developing a response strategy June 24 near the stunning wreckage of a partially collapsed beachfront high-rise apartment building.

Catholic, grassroots groups work with survivors after Haiti earthquake

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 15:34:45 -0400

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – As Haitian authorities confirmed the toll from the Oct. 6 earthquake at 17 dead and 333 injured, Caritas and other grass-roots organizations working with the victims highlighted the critical humanitarian situation facing survivors, who now lack shelter.

Saudi-led assault to have 'catastrophic impact' on Yemeni families, Catholic aid agency says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:06:48 -0400

AMMAN, Jordan – The Saudi-led coalition's assault on Hodeida, Yemen's main port city, will have a "catastrophic impact" on the ability of relief groups to get food, medicine and other aid to vulnerable Yemeni families in urgent need of assistance, a Catholic aid agency warned.

Catholic agencies plead for help as Ethiopian drought crisis worsens

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 13:00:15 -0500

As the worst Ethiopian drought in 60 years threatens as many as 20 million people living in more than half of Africa��Ƶapp second largest country, Catholic aid agencies in the desperate nation are asking for help as the crisis continues into 2016.