Masanga, a hilly, isolated area in northwestern Tanzania has eight villages that mostly depended on unprotected springs for their water, shared with livestock. The Daughters of Charity arrived in 2007 and started a health center, St. Catherine’s School, a vocational training center, orphanage and more. These facilities and programs relied on rain water catchments or a 10-year-old borehole, but there were often shortages, especially in the dry season. (Courtesy of the Daughters of Charity)
As my office has responded to request after request to find funds to respond to the need for water in clinics, hospitals and schools, I have been stunned by the lack of access to this most basic resource in so many locations around the world. Children scooping up muddy water to carry to their families to drink is cringe-worthy enough, but internationally, one in four health care facilities do not have sufficient water, sanitation or hygiene resources. This puts more than 1.8 bil
Caritas Internationalis: “The ‘moment of shame’ must be followed by a moment of action. Enough human tragedies consumed in total indifference”
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Following yet another tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea, Caritas Internationalis raises its voice to condemn the indifference and lack of political will that led to the deaths of more than 130 migrants off the Libyan coast between 21 and 22 April.
The confederation calls for mechanisms to be put in place to protect the rights and dignity of migrants along their journey, to ensure safe and legal migration routes, and to intensify support to local communities in the countries of origin so that people are not forced to migrate.
An Indigenous man receives the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine from a municipal health worker in the Sustainable Development Reserve of Tupe in Manaus, Brazil, Feb. 9. (CNS/Reuters/Bruno Kelly)
As U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to name his new ambassador to the Holy See, policy experts have encouraged the next Vatican ambassador to work closely with the Vatican s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
San Diego s Bishop Robert McElroy, who was recently appointed by Pope Francis as one of five American board members to that Vatican office, says he absolutely agrees with that advice and believes one initial and significant area of potential collaboration would be vaccine distribution.
Pope Francis donates medical equipment to Armenia
Pope Francis expresses his affection for the people of Armenia with a gift of medical equipment, including a new ambulance.
By Devin Watkins
The Pope’s representative in Armenia, Archbishop Jose Bettencourt, delivered a concrete sign of the Holy Father’s care and concern on Sunday.
The Apostolic Nuncio blessed a gift from Pope Francis for the Catholic “Redemptoris Mater” Hospital in the northern Armenian town of Ashotsk.
Covid-fighting equipment
According to a statement from the Holy See Press Office, the gift consisted in a new ambulance equipped with the latest mobile medical equipment and emergency respirators to assist patients with Covid-19.
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