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Bush tax cuts as a moral issue
… was advocating against actions that would "... hit the poorest among us the hardest." I had a flood of emotions as I thought, "Finally, we're going to put politics aside and stop using the …
CRS, Caritas Philippines ready to speed relief to thousands after storm
… Typhoon Washi in December 2011 hit northern Mindanao and its overnight deluge led to flash flooding as people slept in their homes, taking more than 1,200 lives and displacing hundreds of … casualties in northern communities from Bopha were few and that damage was limited to flash flooding triggered by the storm. Fr. Antonio Galela, social action director in the Diocese of … the federation's chairman, said the failure of the government to provide enough shelters for flood and disaster victims prompted the organization to appeal for help from the bishops. …
Charity superstar backs pope on transparency
… has to be achieved anew on every occasion. Let me explain. Shortly after the disastrous flood of 2000, together with youth from all over Italy, we set off to help the different …
Christian witness to violence and death in Mexico
… from the Church of Wies, we asked the sisters to tell us what they were experiencing. The flood gates opened. One recalled a friend telling her that a group of young boys and their …
Sandy invites us into solidarity with the world's poorest
… in shelters, fearing destruction and harm even more terrifying than what comes from winds and flood. Every day in the news, there is another troubling story about the 2 million Syrians who … our world. My partner's colleague at a homeless shelter in Staten Island suffered severe flooding in his basement. He has worked with the homeless population for almost two decades. …
Syrian refugees who fled fighting live in limbo in neighboring Turkey
… and his wife, who asked not to be named, watched. Turkey has committed to providing the flood of refugees with shelter, food, medication and education in the 14 camps located along the …
Morning Briefing
… Outside Its Church to Beg for New Air Conditioning … Prayerful payback -- … 15 years after flood, ND church returns favor to Sandy-hit parish … The bishops in Baltimore: … Catholic bishops …
Interrupted lives
… the National Guard, is good. We voted at the church recreation hall -- the local school is flooded -- and every day, there is a noon meeting at the firehouse for updates and to find out …
People lost 'stuff' in storm but still have each other, priest says
… people in the southwest corner of Nassau County, Long Island, 80 percent of the homes were flooded. The church, too, was flooded with about a foot of water, damaging the floor. Three feet of water was pumped out of the … but the super storm caused minimal damage to the church, though the rectory basement was flooded to the ceiling. Almost 200 people gathered in the cold, dark church for the 10 a.m. …
After Sandy, 'people need everything,' says Catholic Charities official
… Angelo Stagnaro … Catholic News Service … The damage from the wind, rain and flooding brought by Hurricane Sandy "is almost overwhelming," said Msgr. Kevin Sullivan, … work with victims in this situation." Sandy, which made landfall Monday in New Jersey, caused flooding, power outages, downed trees and other calamities over a large swath of the East Coast …
Lesbian answers bishop's call for dialogue on gay marriage
… take care of it forever. That's what Charlene Strong did Dec. 14, 2006, after torrential rains flooded the Seattle home she shared with Kate Fleming, leaving her partner trapped and dying in … has a different view, and has spoken at 40 universities in less than two years, reliving the flood and her unsuccessful attempts to rescue Fleming. She uses the pain to discuss inequality …