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Cameras and Baby-sized Hugs: A Visit to St. Vincent de Paul Orphanage

September 30, 2014 by Cross Catholic Blog

Last week, when I walked into the nursery at St. Vincent de Paul Orphanage in Quito, Ecuador, a group of babies toddled towards me to check out my camera equipment. Just like other kids their age, they were curious about the world around them. They wanted to explore.

Filed Under: Latin America, orphanage Tagged With: Ecuador

Rescued and Renewed

March 20, 2012 by Cross Catholic Blog

“I was begging on the streets because there was no food at home,” Edward Ekadeli remembered.  He told me the story of his childhood as we sat together beneath the hot African sun.

Filed Under: Abandoned, Africa, AIDS orphans, children, education, Hunger and Feeding, orphanage, poverty

Songs of peace

November 10, 2011 by Cross Catholic Blog

How do you entertain a houseful of physically and mentally disabled children in the Philippines? Answer: fill their days with music!

Filed Under: children, orphanage Tagged With: children, Philippines

“Many Lives Have Been Changed Because of You!”

September 8, 2011 by Cross Catholic Blog

My name is Mwamba Mulenga. I am a double orphaned boy. This is how a letter began in a recent update from our ministry partners, the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Assisi. Cross Catholic helps the sisters run five free Catholic primary schools that serve severely impoverished children in Luanshya, Zambia, a destitute region decimated by the decline of the copper mining industry and the AIDS epidemic.

Filed Under: Africa, orphanage Tagged With: Africa, AIDS orphans

Pineapples and Soda Cans

July 12, 2011 by Cross Catholic Blog

Having grown up on a ranch, I always keep an eye out for agriculture-related things while traveling. I think it’s amazing how God has given us the know-how to feed ourselves and that he’s tasked us with taking care of his beautiful creation and its creatures.

Filed Under: Africa, orphanage Tagged With: Africa, orphans

What Makes This Nun Tick

June 9, 2011 by Cross Catholic Blog

When I talk to nuns and priests overseas who spend their lives ministering to the poor, I often wonder what makes them tick.

Filed Under: children, orphanage Tagged With: children, orphans

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Our mission is to mobilize the global Catholic Church to transform the poor and their communities materially and spiritually for the glory of Jesus Christ. Your gift empowers us to serve the poorest of the poor by channeling life-changing aid through an international network of dioceses, parishes and Catholic missionaries. This cost-effective approach helps break the cycle of poverty and advance Catholic evangelization.

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