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Special Report from Africa

crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 09:29:29 -0400

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Read our three-part special report from Africa here:

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PART 1 - AFRICA'S FORGOTTEN REFUGEES

- 21st century being shaped by the plight of refugees
- Canadian Jesuit's work embodies vision of Pedro Arrupe
- Refugees play the waiting game

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PART 2 - FEEDING THE HUNGRY

- Nomadic African life dies of thirst
- D&P goes back to the basics
- Horn of Africa facing worst drought in 60 years

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PART 3 - THE CHURCH

- Africa takes its place in universal Church
- Ethiopians yearn for religious experience

Sr. Nirmala Joshi, successor to Blessed Teresa, dies at 81

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 15:00:00 -0400

CALCUTTA, India -��Sr. Nirmala Joshi, who succeeded Blessed Teresa of Calcutta as superior general of the Missionaries of Charity and led the order for 12 years until retiring in 2009, died early June 23 in Calcutta at age 80.

U of T and Ryerson Catholic students feed the hungry

Fri, 27 Mar 2015 07:30:00 -0400

PHOTO GALLERY: YSN reporter Augustine Ng captures students preparing sandwiches before delivering them to people experiencing homelessness on the streets.

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The Newman Catholic Students’ Club at University of Toronto gathered in the Newman chapel for its monthly street patrol discussion, but this time they were joined by some new faces.

Food security is a basic human right

Fri, 13 Mar 2015 07:30:00 -0400

“Some people are starving around the world,” I used to say to myself, when an unfinished meal was thrown away. In the couple times I let this comment slip to other friends, the response was usually the same.

“It��Ƶapp not like I can send them my food,” or “It��Ƶapp my meal, I can do what I want with it,” both of which are valid points.