Dear Friends, In a few weeks, I will celebrate my last Christmas as an employee of Catholic Relief Services. As you know, I am retiring as president on December 31 and am handing over the post to Carolyn Y. Woo. Starting next month, Carolyn will be writing these letters to you. Almost 40 Christmases have [...]
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Pope Benedict XVI made his second visit to the African continent when he visited Benin, West Africa from November 18-20th. One of the reasons for His visit was to present an important document on the future of the Church on the continent. The ‘Pledge for Africa’ lays out the conclusions of the 2009 special Synod [...]
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Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Benin to a joyous reception. The Holy Father spoke about his affection for Africa. Photo by Helen Blakesley / CRS By Helen Blakesley “God is neither absent nor irrelevant” as Pope Benedict arrives in Benin As the Papal plane touched down onto the sun-baked tarmac of Cotonou airport, the ‘press [...]
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By Kim Pozniak, This week, the CRS-led AIDSRelief consortium is handing over its HIV care and treatment programs in Rwanda to the local Ministry of Health. After a six-year partnership, and a carefully planned transition period, the local government will fully own and implement those programs that bring lifesaving treatment, care and counseling to thousands [...]
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It feels so long ago, but I can still technically say that I was “recently” in India. Way back in September, CRS Fair Trade traveled on a delegation convened by the Fair Trade USA apparel pilot. My traveling companions were a great group of allies from the United States and wonderful hosts and colleagues in [...]
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Eve Amoussouga, in white blouse, rehearses with the Cotonou Diocesan Choir. She is project manager for Palu Alafia, CRS Benin’s malaria project. She’s also going to sing for the Pope during his Benin visit on November 18-20. Photo by Helen Blakesley/CRS By Helen Blakesley, Benin is all a-buzz. Streets are being cleaned, the flags are [...]
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Recording conditions were challenging but the file below captures singers preparing for Pope Benedict’s visit to the west African country of Benin, November 18-20. Read the full story here.
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By Kim Pozniak, It’s been called the “Resource Curse,” the fact that many countries rich in natural resources also have high and growing levels of poverty, extreme income inequalities, greater risk of conflict, and high levels of corruption. Too often, government revenues from resource extraction—oil, gas, mining and logging—are not used to support basic social [...]
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By Kim Pozniak, After six years of working in partnership with the Rwandan government, the AIDSRelief consortium led by Catholic Relief Services is transitioning its HIV care and treatment program to the Rwanda Ministry of Health in a move that marks the first such transition to a local government partner. AIDSRelief—an international consortium funded by [...]
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