New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, to Archbishop Louis Kebreau of Cap Haitien, president of the Bishops’ Conference of Haiti: Dear Archbishop Kebreau, On this first anniversary of the tragic earthquake that struck Haiti, I express the ongoing concern and support of our Conference for the Church and [...]
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From Vatican Information Services: VATICAN CITY, 12 JAN 2011 (VIS) – The Holy Father has written the following Message to mark today’s first anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti. The Message was read out by Cardinal Robert Sarah, president of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”, during a commemorative Mass held in Haiti today. “In order [...]
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On Wednesday, January 12, CRS hosted a live chat with CRS staff working in Haiti. Click on the play button below to read the transcript from our chat. Haiti: One Year Later
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Archbishop Louis Kebreau, of Cap Haitien, president of the Bishops Conference of Haiti, had this to say about CRS’ work in Haiti and we pass his thoughts along to all CRS supporters. “We are grateful for all the work Catholic Relief Services has done in Haiti since the very first moment after the earthquake. They [...]
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Thompson Reuter’s Alertnet, a humanitarian news site, posted a blog about CRS doctor Jude-Marie Banatte, who returned to a destroyed St. Francois de Sales hospital in downtown Port-au-Prince shortly after the earthquake. From the Alertnet blog post: He was standing on the roof of the main building, with the Kenscoff mountains in the distance. “I [...]
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Dear Friends, January gets its name from the Roman god Janus who is often depicted as two-faced, not in a deceptive way, but in a way appropriate for the beginning of the new year. He looked both backward and forward. That is what we are doing at Catholic Relief Services during a January that is [...]
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Maneuvering through traffic in Haiti can be challenging at times due to the number of people, the cars, and the motorcycles all trying to get someplace. Photo by Mikaele Sansone/CRS Fr. James Henke, Archdiocese of San Antonio, joined a delegation of four priests, one deacon, and two CRS staff members in a trip to Haiti [...]
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Parishioners of Sacred Heart Parish celebrate Sunday Liturgy amongst the rubble of their church. Photo by Mikaele Sansone/CRS Msgr. Padraic Loftus, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, joined a delegation of four priests, one deacon, and two CRS staff members in a trip to Haiti as part of the Global Fellows program. They went to witness the [...]
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An example of how the earthquake that struck Haiti January 12th, 2010 crumbled some structures and left others still standing. Photo by Mikaele Sansone/CRS Mikaele Sansone, of CRS’s Global Fellows program, joined four priests, one deacon, and anther CRS staff member in a trip to Haiti as part of the Global Fellows program. They went [...]
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A Haitian family dispersed by the January quake sends a Thanksgiving message for CRS donors: when you helped Haiti, you helped us.
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