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  2. Catholic Relief Services - Wikipedia

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    Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States.Founded in 1943 by the Bishops of the United States, the agency provides assistance to 130 million people in more than 110 countries and territories in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

  3. Catholic charities - Wikipedia

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    After the Reformation, the Church lost a large amount of property in both Catholic and Protestant countries, and after a period of sharply increased poverty, poor relief had to become more tax based. Within the United States, each diocese typically has a Catholic Charities organization that is run as a diocesan corporation, i.e., a civil ...

  4. Catholic Charities USA - Wikipedia

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    CCUSA's Disaster Operations coordinates the Catholic Church's response to disasters in the United States and grants relief funds to local Catholic Charities agencies to support their relief efforts. Catholic Charities has responded to disasters across the country, including the attacks on September 11, [7] Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, [8] the ...

  5. Catholic Near East Welfare Association - Wikipedia

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    The Catholic Near East Welfare Association (abbreviated CNEWA, pronounced "k-NAY-wah" / k n eɪ w ɑː /) is a papal agency established in 1926 and dedicated to giving pastoral and humanitarian support to Northeast Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and India. [2]

  6. Christian humanitarian aid - Wikipedia

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    According to William Headley of (Catholic Relief Services), 1/3 of the persons living with AIDS in the world are treated with the help of the Catholic Church. According to sociologist Sébastien Fath, Evangelical churches and their respective NGOs develop an international humanitarian entrepreneurship that influences policy decisions. [26]

  7. Catholic social activism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    More recent examples of Catholic social justice in action is the Catholic Campaign for Human Development created in part as an outgrowth of the work of Msgr. Geno Baroni, who founded the National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs (NCUEA). NCUEA spawned, funded and trained hundreds of parish, neighborhood and community-based organizations ...

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  9. Maryknoll - Wikipedia

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    Eventually, this was shortened to "Maryknoll". The Maryknoll Society was the first Catholic missionary society in the United States; up until then the United States was considered mission territory. [1] The Maryknoll Mission Center and Museum is located in Ossining. [2] Maryknoll has its own Post Office and zip code (10545). [3]