CRS urged House lawmakers to significantly increase funding beyond what the Biden administration is seeking in the areas of disaster and refugee assistance, maternal and child health, and efforts to combat tuberculosis and malaria.
CRS asks Congress to increase U.S. foreign aid budget, citing climate change’s global impact
Sanctions against Syria ‘benefit no one,’ says papal envoy
Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, traveled through Turkey and Syria Feb. 17-21 to communicate the pope’s closeness to earthquake victims and address relief efforts.
Fraternal order honors Ukrainian Knight for leading war relief efforts
“With the help of the Ukraine Solidarity Fund, he has opened channels of support from Knights in Poland, the United States and around the world,” said Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly.
Indian church joins relief efforts as floods wreak havoc in Kerala
The Catholic Church has joined relief efforts as unprecedented floods and landslides continue to wreak havoc in India’s Kerala state, killing 75 people within a week.
Pope horrified by ‘unacceptable massacre’ in Syria
ope Francis strongly condemned a shocking chemical attack in Syria that left some 70 people, including at least 10 children, dead.