WASHINGTON—As the United Nations General Assembly holds its refugee summit in New York, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Migration & Refugee Services has released a report assessing...
World + 7 more
World + 7 more
WASHINGTON—As the United Nations General Assembly holds its refugee summit in New York, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Migration & Refugee Services has released a report assessing...
Alternatives to detention should be expanded Vulnerable groups should not be detained Role of for-profit prisons should be substantially reduced WASHINGTON—The U.S. immigrant detention system, which...
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WASHINGTON—The Central American Minors (CAM) program, a new initiative of the U.S. government which allows children in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador to apply for asylum and humanitarian parole...
Toward Resilience: A Guide to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) is an introductory resource for staff of development and humanitarian organizations working with people...
Hacia la Resiliencia: Una Guía para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres (RRD) y Adaptación al Cambio Climático (ACC) es un recurso de carácter introductorio destinado al personal de organizaciones...
Vers la Resilience: Un Guide pour la Réduction des Risques de Catastrophes (RRC) et l’Adaptation au Changement Climatique (ACC) est un document d’introduction destiné au personnel des organisations...
Malawi + 2 more
On October 6-17, Stephen M. Colecchi, director of USCCB’s Office of International Justice and Peace, traveled to Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania as part of an ecumenical delegation of Christian leaders...
Haiti + 2 more
*This report contains observations made approximately six months following the earthquake of January 12, 2010. From July 24 to August 2, 2010, members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’...
DR Congo + 2 more
BALTIMORE, MD, June 13, 2011 – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) are joining the call for a United States Special Envoy to the Democratic...
11-026 WASHINGTON (February 7, 2011)-In a joint letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano February 7, Archbishop José H. Gomez, Coadjutor Archbishop of Los...
WASHINGTON (January 11, 2011)-Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), sent a message of support to Archbishop Louis Kebreau of Cap...
Friday, December 10, 2010 By Catholic News S... By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Not much has changed in the region around Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, since a...
BALTIMORE (November 15, 2010) After the terrible earthquake that last January devastated Haiti and buried almost 300,000 people beneath the rubble, U.S. Catholics responded with remarkable...
USCCB Publishes Findings, Recommendations after Mission to Haiti and Haitians in Other Caribbean Nations Plea of Haitian children especially troublesome WASHINGTON (September 27, 2010)-Archbishop...
Chile + 1 more
WASHINGTON-The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America has made public the grantees for its latest funding cycle. In total, $2,777,917 was approved...
Another $60+ million donated by individuals, groups through Catholic Relief Services CRS now focusing on long-term reconstruction Church in Latin America Subcommittee to help rebuild the Church in...
South Africa + 1 more
From August 26-September 7, 2009, a delegation from Migration and Refugee Services of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (MRS/ USCCB) visited the nations of Zimbabwe and South Africa to examine...
WASHINGTON-A delegation of three U.S. Catholic bishops will visit Cuba on behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), August 17-21. Cardinal Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap., of...
Burundi + 5 more
Largest Resettlement Effort in United States The Catholic Church resettled 17,823 refugees in 2008, through Migration and Refugee Services of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...
WASHINGTON-Testifying before Congress on behalf of the U.S. Catholic Bishops, Anastasia K. Brown, director of Refugee Programs at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), said May 1 that the...