Posts Tagged ‘international aid’

Caritas appeals for aid – Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Thursday, June 20th, 2024
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Global Catholic charity Caritas Internationalis is appealing for help. It needs to raise US$7 million to aid Rohingya refugees. The refugees are victims of conflicts in Myanmar. “We must not forget the Rohingya people or take the support of the Bangladesh Government for granted” says Alistair Dutton, Caritas’s secretary general. Help the most vulnerable Rohingya Read more

It is not a holy war

Monday, March 21st, 2022

Archbishop of Wellington Cardinal John Dew says Pope Francis is deeply concerned about the invasion being justified as a holy war. In recent weeks, the Russia’s Patriarch Kirill has used religious language to justify his support for Russia’s military aggression. Even Kirill’s own supporters are looking elsewhere, says Dew. “The invasion has created new ecumenical Read more

The business of international aid

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

As president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services, Carolyn Woo brings a strong sense of leadership and vision to the organization, which was founded by the U.S. Catholic bishops to provide international relief and development assistance. With a background in strategic planning and the experience of serving as dean of a major Catholic business school—the Read more

Caritas critical of international response to Pakistan floods

Friday, October 28th, 2011

Caritas says a poor response by the international community to major floods in Pakistan in 2011 is endangering lives. The Catholic aid network is urging donors to devote more resources to provide food, shelter and clean water to millions of people in need. Heavy monsoon rains began to inundate large areas of southern Pakistan in Read more