Search

… weak and in poor health. According to UNHCR, armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has caused about 450,000 people to cross into neighboring countries as refugees. And armed …

… Sudan, Somalia, Syria, Mexico, Colombia, Iraq, Iran, Kashmir, Burma, Darfur, Republic of the Congo, and other countries and regions. These weapons often are used to commit human rights … assault rifles and ammunition to armed “security forces” in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who routinely use them to intimidate, torture, and rape women. Although the NRA claims to …

… sanitation. According to Catholic Relief Services , in the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo, communities often use rivers as a drinking fountain, swimming pool, laundry facility, and … it back to their families. But with the help of kindhearted donors, families in an eastern Congo village are healthier because they are now able to sanitize the water they collect. You can contribute to water programs like the Congo village project by sending a check to Catholic Relief Services, P.O. Box 17090, Baltimore, …

… Catholic News Service … Bishops in southern Congo have denounced growing separatist violence in Katanga province and criticized the national …

… thought women should be allowed in the priesthood, only 18 percent of those polled in the Congo, France's onetime colony, thought it was a good idea. I was especially struck by one … years). So who doesn't favor contraception? Only two countries, both in Africa: Uganda and the Congo, each registering only 44 percent approval. Assuming the Univision figures are accurate or …

… the generations were most obvious in Colombia, Mexico, Spain and the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least 10 percent more people ages 55 and up in each of those countries agree with the … Italy, Poland, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, U.S., Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and the Philippines, represent 61 percent of the world's Catholic population. [Stephanie …

… the life of the community.” Likewise, at the village level in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, “you see women, men, young girls, young boys, take responsibility in animating the …

… has spoken out for reconciliation and peace in Mali, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Iraq, Korea, Ukraine, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, and the Holy Land. … Evangelii …

… and the elderly, operates today in Canada, the United States, Japan, Paraguay, Argentina and Congo. The pope also recognized the heroic virtues of six other people. In each case, …

… in 2012, while Brazil, the Philippines, Japan, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo had the fewest. On the regional level, social hostilities and government restrictions …

… the Syrian conflict or Typhoon Haiyan received, such as ongoing humanitarian problems in Congo, South Sudan and Colombia. The issue of climate change largely "got waylaid" this year, …