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08 Aug 2011 – A slideshow of various photographs from Paul Jeffrey and photographers with Reuters illustrates the turmoil in eastern Africa caused by a lengthy drought and political disagreements. Read more...
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05 Aug 2011 – WASHINGTON (CNS) — American Muslims are
more optimistic about their future than people of other
religions are about their own, though Muslims say they
regularly contend with suspicion and lack of respect for
their faith. Read more...
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04 Aug 2011 – DADAAB, Kenya (CNS) — It took 32 days for
Fatima Mohammed to make it from her drought-racked
farm in Somalia to the relative safety of a sprawling
refugee settlement in northeastern Kenya. There were
days, she recalled, when her children were so thirsty that
they could not walk and the men in her family would ferry
them ahead, returning to carry two more children in their
arms. Read more...
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04 Aug 2011 – LUSAKA, Zambia (CNS) — Catholic agencies are
reported to be among the leading organizations providing
humanitarian aid to the drought– and famine-ravaged Horn of Africa. Read more...
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03 Aug 2011 – VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A car bomb exploded
outside a Syriac Catholic church in the northern Iraq city
of Kirkuk leaving at least 20 people injured. Read more...
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02 Aug 2011 – CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) — Christians
cannot be indifferent to the suffering of hundreds of
thousands of people starving in the Horn of Africa, Pope Benedict XVI said. Read more...
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02 Aug 2011 – Vatican Radio — Archbishop Sako of Kirkuk says attack will not stop work for peace and harmony among religions. Read more...
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01 Aug 2011 – On today’s “First Take: Vatican,” we look at Pope Benedict’s call to help those who are hungry, especially the people suffering in the Horn of Africa. Read more...
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