Tag Archives: CRS
Poverty and conflict in South Sudan
By Rene Lambert, My colleague, Jane Andanje and I, flew in a small eight-seater plane from Juba to Boma Town in Jonglei, South Sudan. We were on our way to see how Catholic Relief Services and Caritas Internationalis might assist … Continue reading
Filed under South Sudan
Concerns mount over conflict in South Sudan
Catholic Relief Services (CRS is a Caritas member based in the US) is poised to respond to the declared emergency in Jonglei State in South Sudan, where an estimated 50,000 people have been displaced since late December due to ethnic … Continue reading
Filed under Emergencies, South Sudan
Monks, punks and priests help Thailand after floods
By Ross Tomlinson, Catholic Relief Services Thailand is no stranger to calamity. In most years there is some level of flooding. But they are normally smaller and localized, more manageable. This year the floods are enormous. They cover the lowland … Continue reading
Filed under Emergencies
Ethiopia’s failing rains
By David Snyder You are not expecting rain when you come to cover a drought. But that’s what I found when I stepped off of the plane here Sunday—and what I have seen each day since. Rain. Looking around at … Continue reading
Filed under East Africa Food Crisis 2011, Emergencies
Somalis face perilous journey to escape famine
By Laura Sheahen, Death by starvation, death by lions and hyenas or death by armed bandits. Which do you pick? For refugees streaming out of Somalia, there’s no luxury of choice. They’re facing all three. Carrying babies in front and … Continue reading
Filed under East Africa Food Crisis 2011, Emergencies
Mass in South Sudan for a new nation
By Kim Pozniak A day after the people of South Sudan came together to declare their independence, they converged on St. Teresa Cathedral of Juba, South Sudan’s capital, on July 10th to celebrate a special Mass dedicated to their new … Continue reading
Filed under Emergencies, South Sudan, Sudan votes 2011
Happy Birthday South Sudan
By Kim Pozniak Just six months after Southern Sudanese voted with an overwhelming majority to secede from the North, the new nation of South Sudan was born. Southern Sudanese turned out in the hundreds of thousands to witness the declaration … Continue reading
Filed under Emergencies, South Sudan, Sudan votes 2011
