humanitarian aid
Ships with a second round of aid for Gaza have departed Cyprus as concerns about hunger soar
By Associated Press — April 1, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) — The United Nations and partners have warned that famine could occur in devastated, largely isolated northern Gaza as early as this month.
Famine is said to be imminent in northern Gaza as Israel raids the main hospital again
By Wafaa Shurafa, Tia Goldenberg, and Samy Magdy — March 18, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The ministry said around 30,000 people are sheltering at the hospital, including patients, medical staff and people who have fled their homes seeking safety.
An effort to get aid to Gaza by sea is moving ahead. But the first ship is still waiting in Cyprus
By Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa — March 11, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel says it welcomes the sea deliveries and would inspect Gaza-bound cargo before it leaves Cyprus.
As interfaith leaders, we are united to protect foreign assistance
By David Saperstein, Anwar Khan, and Eugene Cho — December 13, 2023
(RNS) — When so many foundational principles are under attack, we must retain our core character of generosity and compassion.
With humanitarian aid blocked at Egyptian border, Gaza draws closer to total collapse
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab, and Joseph Krauss — October 16, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Over 1 million people — about half of Gaza's population — have left their homes in a little over a week.
New head of Vatican charity Caritas looks to future after papal firings
By Nicole Winfield — May 17, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) — 'I know the past is there, but we really haven’t dwelt on it', Dutton said, referring to the sudden dismissal of his predecessor by the pope. 'We’ve been trying to look now to the future.'
Vatican’s Caritas Internationalis gets new leadership team after papal firings
By Associated Press — May 16, 2023
ROME (AP) — Alistair Dutton, currently chief executive of the Scottish chapter of Caritas, previously served as humanitarian director for the confederation of 162 national chapters that is one of the most visible aid groups around the world.
In bitter wartime winter, missionary warms Ukrainians with stoves, blankets
By Adelle M. Banks — February 7, 2023
(RNS) — Ken Ward’s ministry colleagues compare the missionary, who has spent the equivalent of more than two months in Ukraine, to well-traveled biblical figures.
From shoeboxes to war zones: How Samaritan’s Purse became a $1 billion humanitarian aid powerhouse
By Yonat Shimron and Bob Smietana — September 9, 2022
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (RNS) — Now one of the largest US nonprofits, its growth has come largely through frontline work in public health crises and natural disasters around the world.
In an unprecedented food crisis, Buddhist anti-hunger fund meets its moment
By Haley Barker — July 20, 2022
(RNS) — Buddhist Global Relief has challenged Western Buddhists to focus on social engagement.
A humanitarian is wrongly convicted of helping besieged Palestinians in Gaza
By Daoud Kuttab — June 16, 2022
(RNS) — The case against El Halabi has dealt a blow to the Israeli justice system.
Pope Francis deploys top Vatican officials to Ukraine to help migrants, seek peace
By Claire Giangravé — March 7, 2022
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Cardinal Czerny and Cardinal Krajewski, both close papal allies, will go to the war zone with the hope of mediating peace.
Pope demands food aid reach starving people of Tigray
By Associated Press — June 14, 2021
ROME (AP) — Francis called for an immediate end to the fighting in Tigray, the return of social harmony and for ‘all food aid and health care assistance to be guaranteed.’
Philanthropists and politicians: Religion is not a problem to solve, it’s a partnership opportunity
By Michael Wear — May 3, 2021
(RNS) — It is certainly within the rights of philanthropic and political institutions to 'not do religion,' but such an approach undermines any meaningful, holistic commitment to community or place-based humanitarian efforts in much of this country.
New head of Catholic Relief Services wants to be a beacon of light in dark places
By Yonat Shimron — January 6, 2017
(RNS) 'One of the things that we do is bring that message from overseas, that they’re not alone, that there are people that care about them,' said Sean Callahan, president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services.
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