Caritas’ assistance includes shelter and temporary housing, hot meals and to-go food packets, medications, hygiene kits, recreational activities for children and psychological assistance for children, families and individuals.
Caritas has assisted more than 1.2 million people in Ukraine, leaders say
Israeli police attack pallbearers at Palestinian journalist’s funeral
The prominent Palestinian-American journalist was killed in clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian gunmen in Jenin, West Bank, May 11.
Photos of the Week: May 16, 2022
In the spotlight: Our Lady of Fatima anniversary, war in Ukraine, unrest in Sri Lanka
Greg Erlandson: My sense, your nonsense
“Our battles today, both in our families and in our country, suffer from a lack of hearts inclined to listen. Listening requires patience, the pope reminds us. It also requires a certain humility.”
Addressing an epidemic of anger
“Sometimes people seem ready to explode, and sadly all it takes is some small incident to set them off.”
Saints’ lives prove God’s love for all, pope says at canonization Mass
Pope Francis said that the 10 new saints exemplified the Christian call “to serve the Gospel and our brothers and sisters, to offer our lives without expecting anything in return, or any worldly glory.”
Calm discourse of ‘The Matter of Life’ is welcome voice in abortion debate
The documentary is scheduled to be screened Monday-Tuesday, May 16-17.
Movie: ‘Firestarter’
Like its 1984 predecessor helmed by Mark Lester, “Firestarter” (Universal), director Keith Thomas’ screen version of Stephen King’s sci-fi horror novel, features an abundance of pyrotechnic special effects.