Posted on 12/30/2004 4:06:10 PM PST by Pharmboy
BALTIMORE (AP) - Catholic Relief Services is pledging $25 million for emergency relief and long-term programs to help people in southeast Asia recover from the tsunami that has killed more than 117,000 people and left millions without clean water, shelter, food or medicine. The amount committed by the Baltimore-based group, which is the official international humanitarian organization of the U.S. Catholic community, is one of the largest to date. It's only $10 million less than the money initially pledged by the U.S. government for emergency aid.
"We must brace for the commitment this emergency asks of us and be as generous as we can," said Ken Hackett, president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services.
Caroline Brennan, a spokeswoman for the group, said the money is available now and will be dispersed as programs evolve.
CRS staff throughout the southeast Asian region are working with local partners in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia to establish the best response.
Depending on local needs, the money could be used to provide food, water, shelter, medicine, clothing and household items.
Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, the archbishop of Washington, said Thursday he will visit Sri Lanka to see firsthand the damage inflicted by the tsunamis.
"I hope that, with this trip, I may better understand the needs and concerns of the people affected so deeply by the terrible disaster, and then bring those concerns back to the United States," he said.
McCarrick is expected in Sri Lanka on Jan. 11. He leaves for South Africa next week on a long-planned trip with Catholic Relief Services.
Ping...
Yes, we nasty Catholics are at it again.
The headline should say "AMERICAN Roman Catholic group"
Cool. I made my donation through CRS.
This was about 5 years ago and the first time I heard that expression...
And he runs the biggest pro-abortion, pro-population control NGO in the world. I bet he's vacationing somewhere far away from the disaster area spending all his oil-for-food money.
The official Church by the generosity the catholic faithful have been contributing and helping people of all faiths daily throughout the world for many years through its Catholic Charities Agencies and the Catholic Relief Service. Pharmboy, thanks for the ping.
http://www.catholicrelief.org
In 1995, I read an article about a university study on charity. They were surprised to find that church charity dwarfed all others combined. Shhhhh. The press doesn't want you to know...
"Mackerel Snappers" is what all Catholics were affectionately called back in the days when we weren't allowed to eat meat on Fridays.
Catholic Charities USA. More stingy Americans.
I don't think so. I think he may have an Anglican background, although I may be mistaken. I'm not entirely certain that he's even a Christian.
Only until they invented Pizza!
Just "American Catholic" or "US Catholic" - 'Roman' is a word that non-Catholics use to descibe the church. Properly the Catholic church is the "One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church" not the "Roman Catholic Church". Many Protestants see themselves as catholic. But it's not for non-Catholics to tell the church what to call herself. Some Catholic churches in this country, especially in heavily protestant areas refer to themselves are Roman Catholic. When I see the media refer to the Catholic Church as "Roman Catholic" I assume the article to be bias.
Absolutely wrong. I am and have always been Catholic and have always stated that I am a Roman Catholic. It is a distinction between Byzantine and Eastern, etc.
LOL
ohhhhh we had pizza, we just waited until midnight on Fridays...and in Memphis we had barbecue pork pizza :-] hmmmmmm guuuud!
hehehe
I call myself that too; I don't have a problem with the term.
HOWEVER, I don't like it very much being called a "Roman" or "papist". I don't whine about it like a PC leftist; I just don't prefer it. ;)
I resemble that remark. Actually, the cafe at one of our local hospitals has great fish & chowder dishes on Fridays. Believe it or not, it's good hospital food and economical, too!
Thread drift but I attended a Byzantine rite and it was fascinating.
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