PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The houses collapsed, the hospitals were damaged, the roads buckled or turned impassable. But it was the earthquake’s destruction of churches across Haiti’s southern peninsula that may prove the biggest gut punch to the roughly 1.5 million people affected. For many Haitians, their only source of aid throughout their lives, in the…
Sisters in the US speak out against hate incidents
“I feel upset and angry at the violence against Chinese people in New York and other places around the country,” said Felician Sr. Dong Hong Marie Zhang, the liaison to the Chinese community for the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey. “I am not afraid for my life,” she added, “but the Chinese people to whom…
Child Abuse in Poland
Child Abuse in Poland Justice & Peace Newsletter Published by the Congregational Office for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)1, adopted on November 20, 1989 by the United Nations General Assembly, and ratified by 192 countries, provides care and protection for the youngest members of society….
The first Native American to be Canonized
Today, the Church celebrates the Feast Day of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American to be canonized. Kateri, also known as the Lily of the Mohawks, was born in present day Montgomery County, NY. She is best known for her devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and to the Cross of Jesus When Kateri Tekakwitha…
“Kochać znaczy dawać”
W Domu Prowincjalnym Sióstr Felicjanek w Warszawie rozpoczęła się wizytacja generalna pod hasłem “Kochać znaczy dawać”. Wizytacja odbywa się raz na sześć lat, a jej celem jest obserwacja jak funkcjonuje prowincja, aby sprawdzić z czym zmagają się siostry i czego potrzebują. -Święty Franciszek mówił, że celem każdej wizytacji jest: “Nawiedzać, pocieszać i napominać” oraz przede…
Saving Lives
Aguilas del Desierto conducted a search this past weekend, looking for the body of a man missing for several months. S Maria Louise Edwards, CSSF said, “The family had contacted Aguilas a week ago, hoping for closure, because someone had recently reported seeing his body.” Leaving at 4 a.m. to drive three hours to the town…