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October 9, 2013
Despite Dangers, Church will Always Assist World’s Refugees, Says Prelate
The papal nuncio to the United Nations said the Catholic Church will always respond to the needs of refugees, despite the dangers. From the Catholic Herald.More
October 30, 2012
Humanitarian Crisis Grows for Syrian Refugees
by Caroline Brennan They are predominantly mothers, children and grandparents, and they bear the wounds of a war they never intended to fight. Catholic Relief Services is...More
October 11, 2010
Sri Lanka's Abused Maids
"I was ironing and one of the little girl's dresses got burned," says Daya*, a Sri Lankan woman working as a live-in maid for a wealthy family in Kuwait. Daya knew "Madam"—the wife of the house and her employer—would be furious. And she was: Madam took the iron and burned Daya on her wrist and...