Catholic Relief Services to Help 300,000 East Africans
Catholic Relief Services
10/7/2008
The project will help form more than 14,000 savings and lending groups comprised of almost 300,000 members and help the poor improve their quality of life. NAIROBI, Kenya (CRS) - An $8 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is enabling Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and local ...
Serving Through Satellite Radio
Catholic Online
9/17/2008, by Randy Sly
Going where no ministry has gone before, Faith Satellite Radio is taking the gospel to the ends of the earth by first taking it into space. WASHINGTON (Catholic Online) – Imagine being a part of a small Catholic parish in central Africa where normal means of communication is not available. After ...
CRS Assists in Massive Food Relief in Ethiopia
Catholic Relief Services
9/17/2008
As Consortium Lead, CRS will Ensure Delivery of 75,140 Metric Tons of Title II Food to help 3 Million Drought Affected Ethiopians. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (CRS) - As millions of Ethiopians face drought across the country, Catholic Relief Services has signed a $53.4 million agreement with the U.S. ...
Vatican to Publish Document on Poverty
Catholic Online
9/4/2008
"Since the Second Vatican Council, the preferential option for the poor is one of the points that most characterizes the social doctrine of the Church" DAR-ES-SALAAM, Tanzania (Zenit) - The president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace announced the forthcoming publication by the Holy ...
Out of Burning Hunger, A Passionate Voice for Africa
Catholic Relief Services
8/27/2008, by Lane Hartill
He now travels across the United States every year, promoting solidarity with the poor overseas, usually during CRS' Lenten Operation Rice Bowl program, which encourages faith communities to pray, fast, learn and give. BALTIMORE, MD (CRS) - Sometimes, when he's sitting at an Italian restaurant in ...
Interview: Beyond Condoms to Truth in the AIDS Debate
Zenit News Agency
8/2/2008, by Karna Swanson
In this interview, Monsignor Vitillo shares what he sees as the Church's role in fighting the spread of the AIDS virus, and the role of faith-based organizations. MEXICO CITY (Zenit) - Teaching abstinence outside marriage and fidelity within has been proved to be much more effective in decreasing ...
CRS Helps More Than 325,000 suffering with HIV
Catholic Relief Services
7/24/2008
AIDSRelief is led by Catholic Relief Services and includes the University of Maryland's Institute of Human Virology, Constella Futures, Catholic Medical Mission Board and IMA World Health. DAKAR/SENEGAL (CRS) - AIDSRelief, Catholic Relief Services' largest project, achieved a milestone this month: ...
Worldwide Anglican Communion at an End?
LifeSiteNews
6/20/2008, by Hilary White
"We have made enormous efforts since 1997 in seeking to avoid this crisis, but without success. Now we confront a moment of decision." JERUSALEM (LifeSiteNews) - A month before the Lambeth Conference, the leaders of the "conservative", or traditionally Christian wing of the Anglican Church have ...
W.H.O.: No Pandemic of Aids Among Heterosexuals
LifeSiteNews
6/10/2008, by Peter J. Smith
"It is astonishing how badly we have done with men who have sex with men. It is something that is going to have to be discussed much more rigorously." LONDON (LifeSiteNews) - An official with the World Health Organisation (WHO) is finally admitting what many AIDS experts have been saying for years ...
Catholic Media Goes 'Mainstream' in Africa
Zenit News Agency
5/27/2008, by Miriam Díez i Bosch
"The religious must permeate the secular realm and must use the format of the mainstream to package religious messages," Sister Dipio affirmed. ROME (Zenit) - A challenge for faculties of communication at Catholic universities in Africa is to form media producers, not just consumers, said a ...
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