Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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OSV News
Filed Under: Disaster Relief, DOGE cuts, Feature, News, World News
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said March 10 that just 18 percent of programs of the now-shuttered U.S. Agency for International Development will remain intact, and those will now fall under his purview at the State Department.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Immigration and Migration, News, World News
According to a recent UCLA study, at least 35,000 jobs held by Latinos could be lost due to the wildfires. This is particularly true in Pacific Palisades, where Latinos make up only 7 percent of the residents, but hold 34 percent of the jobs.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Disaster Relief, DOGE cuts, Feature, News, World News
Catholic agencies including Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Relief Services and Jesuit Relief Service/USA are facing major setbacks in the wake of the Trump administration’s 90-day pause and review of federal funding to numerous nonprofit organizations providing domestic and overseas aid to migrants, refugees and people in need.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News
The Supreme Court on March 5 rejected the Trump administration’s request to freeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid payments, directing the White House to abide by a lower court order. Catholic nongovernmental organizations are among those impacted by the freeze.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News
When the recent Los Angeles fires forced the local Capuchin Franciscan friars to evacuate, they sought shelter at the Pasadena Convention Center along with hundreds of others.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News
As the United States paused foreign assistance to countries across the world, confusion, panic and desperation has gripped many organizations that benefit from the funds, including church-based groups.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News
Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services and Caritas agencies throughout the world are warning that the Trump administration’s freezing of the U.S. Aid for International Development — which has provided major funding for the groups for over six decades — will harm millions globally.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News
The “ruthless” and “callous” decision of the Trump administration to freeze U.S. humanitarian and development aid “threatens the lives and dignity of millions” of people around the world, said Caritas Internationalis.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Disaster Relief, News, World News
Even though the flames that killed at least 17 people in Altadena are no longer a threat, the loss of community lingers — particularly for the city’s African American residents, some of whom are Catholic.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News
By the afternoon of Feb. 2, there were 67 crosses standing under a leaden gray sky — one for each victim from the Washington aviation disaster, 64 on the jet and three crew on the helicopter.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia is calling for prayer, saying his “heart sank” after learning of a fatal air crash in that city Jan. 31, just two days after a midair collision between a commercial jet and an Army helicopter near a Washington airport killed 67.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, Vatican, Vocations, World News
In the wake of the deadly flooding that killed 216 people in Valencia, Spain, Pope Francis told seminarians and seminary staff from the region to immerse themselves in the suffering of their people and give them signs of hope.
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