foreign aid Archives

English bishops say development aid shouldn’t be tied to ‘narrow self-interest’

Mar 24, 2019

An English Catholic bishop said people must turn away from “narrow self-interest” as a leading UK conservative pressure group has called for changing the way the country gives out foreign development aid.

By Charles Collins

Bishop Dewane says Francis has put Church’s social tradition ‘front stage’

Feb 7, 2018

Bishop Frank Dewane, head of the U.S. bishops’ committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, weighs in on the Church’s social activism in the era of Pope Francis and President Trump.

By Christopher White

Bishop urges increased international help to tackle Somalia’s drought

May 13, 2017

Bishop Giorgio Bertin, apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Mogadishu, Somalia, has urged stronger support for new Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who took office in February, as well as local governments responding to the drought and beginning development projects.

By Fredrick Nzwili, RNS

What Catholics like and dislike in the new spending bill

May 3, 2017

On Sunday, an agreement was reached between the House and Senate on an Omnibus bill, a funding bill for the rest of the 2017 fiscal year that could be voted on this week. The bill would increase funding for international famine relief, but would not cut funding for abortion provider Planned Parenthood.

By Matt Hadro

Trudeau policy ‘reprehensible example’ of imperialism, says Bishop Crosby

Mar 13, 2017

Cardinal Collins of Toronto said that while it was “commendable and necessary” to support the rights of women and young girls, the Canadian prime minister’s “public comments suggest that unless a woman has access to abortion or contraception, she is not empowered or able to realize her full potential.”

By Catholic News Service

New Catholic Relief Services’ chairman has strong Middle East focus

Nov 28, 2016

Bishop Gregory J. Mansour will be the next chairman of Catholic Relief Services. “I have seen firsthand the suffering of Christians and others violently forced from their homes in the Middle East,” he said. “But it is heartening to see the compassionate work that CRS continues to do in the midst of chaos.”

By Catholic News Agency