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March 31, 2019

African floods ‘wiped out entire villages’

A man carries his children through floodwaters in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique, March 23. More than two million people in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi have been affected by a cyclone that has killed more than 700 people, with hundreds still missing in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

NAIROBI, KENYA - More than two million people in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi have been affected by a cyclone that has killed more than 700 people, with hundreds still missing in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

Published in International
August 3, 2017

Malawi's government encourages local Catholic media

Catholic media representatives at a January 2015 workshop in Lilongwe, Malawi.

KARONGA, Malawi – Mawali's information, communication and technology ministry praised the country's Catholic media this week for their evangelization efforts as part of the 51st Communications Sunday.

Published in International
July 5, 2016

Bishops say 6.5 million Malawians need food aid

Refugees wait for food rations from the United Nations in early February at a camp in Mwanza, Malawi. In Malawi, where 40 percent of the population needs food aid, the country’s bishops have called for international help to avert a crisis.

LILONGWE, Malawi – In Malawi, where 40 percent of the population needs food aid, the country's bishops have called for international help to avert a crisis.

Published in International
February 25, 2016

Disease, cold add to suffering of Mozambicans who fled to Malawi

A Mozambican refugee walks towards his mother in Mwanza, Malawi, Feb. 7. Malaria and cold nights add to the suffering of the increasing number of Mozambicans arriving at a makeshift camp in Malawi to escape violence at home, said a church worker in Malawi.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Malaria and cold nights add to the suffering of the increasing number of Mozambicans arriving at a makeshift camp in Malawi to escape violence at home, said a church worker in Malawi.

Published in International
June 14, 2015

Mary’s Meals feeds a million kids a day

Mary’s Meals founder Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, seated, with the Canadian team of the charity that feeds one million children in 13 countries each day. The Canadian chapter originated at Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary School in Niagara Falls, Ont., under the late Brigid Davidson. McFarlane-Barrow visited the school June 2.

Students at Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary School in Niagara Falls, Ont., were buzzing with excitement when they heard Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, founder and CEO of Mary’s Meals, was coming to visit. The school only had about a week to prepare for his June 2 visit, but it was obvious where to start.

Published in Canada