The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:48:57 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Famine relief campaign hits $3.8 million with matching funds /item/25730-famine-relief-campaign-hits-3-8-million-with-matching-funds /item/25730-famine-relief-campaign-hits-3-8-million-with-matching-funds

An interfaith donation blitz on behalf of 20 million people threatened with famine in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen has resulted in $3.8 million headed overseas in the name of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace.

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CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Catholic bishops have pulled together a coalition of Christians, Muslims, Jews and others to try to keep people from starving to death in four terrorism-and-war-torn nations – South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen.

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