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CRS seeks to aid Cambodia in economic recovery efforts
Wednesday, 27 July 2011 13:24
Cambodia is slowly working on its economic recovery, promoting tourism and investing in education and agriculture. But the formerly communist country is still struggling with a high percentage of poverty, especially in rural areas, where education and health care are scarce.To support the local community, Catholic Relief Services — which reopened its office in Cambodia in 1992 — is developing a five-year strategy focusing on family healthcare and education, according to Kellie Hynes, CRS’ Cambodia office director, who visited Los Angeles in late June on her way to meeting in the agency’s Baltimore headquarters.
Pope decries terror attacks in Norway, calls for end to violence, evil
Wednesday, 27 July 2011 11:04
In the wake of two terror attacks in Norway that left at least 93 people dead, Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to hatred and ideologies that promote evil."We are all deeply saddened by the serious terrorist acts," the pope said after praying the Angelus with pilgrims at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo July 24.
Catholic officials: People of South Sudan will need patience
Thursday, 14 July 2011 16:00
Catholic officials cited the need for patience and a focus on what the people of South Sudan have achieved as the church prepares to walk alongside the world's newest country on its path to peace and development.In "achieving their right to self-determination," marked with a July 9 independence ceremony in the capital, Juba, the people of South Sudan have "what the better-educated and better-fed people of Libya, Yemen and many other countries are looking for," said Dan Griffin, adviser on Sudan to the U.S. bishops' Catholic Relief Services.
Balancing act: Demands of dialogue, proclaiming Catholic faith
Wednesday, 13 July 2011 08:24
Since the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church and other Christian communities have been seeking the right balance between a truly respectful dialogue with other religions and an obligation to share their conviction that the fullness of salvation is found in Christ.Pope Benedict XVI has been at the center of the Catholic Church's search for that balance during his six years as pope and, before that, as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Receiving ‘a sign of the Good Shepherd’
Thursday, 07 July 2011 16:00
Celebrating Mass with archbishops from 25 countries, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on his 60 years as a priest, calling it a demanding and "awe-inspiring" ministry that brought him closer to God. The pope's unusually personal recollection came June 29, the anniversary of his priestly ordination in Bavaria in 1951 and the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, the patron saints of Rome.
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