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Why help Haitians

This editorial column has free access for all visitors. The truth is that the Haiti earthquake story is not so much one of natural disaster, but of poverty.

Volunteer work in Haiti inspires Catholic children's book author

By Brian J. Lowney. Rhode Island woman tells stories of people hurting from poverty, aftereffects of 2010 earthquake

U.S. doctor-volunteers serve Haiti's poorest

By Ann Carey. After recent visit, American medical volunteers describe impressive national resilience to tragedy

The fate of Haiti’s new earthquake orphans?

By Tom Tracy. Overwhelming number of U.S. adoption offers; Catholic agencies try to rebuild Haitian orphanages

Texas nun takes plunge after students beat Haiti fundraising goal

By Sarah Hayes. School principal sees skydiving stunt as a way to encourage generosity in pupils

Saved from rubble after quake, pair recount desperate hours

This article has free access for all visitors. By Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller. Deacon, center director want to return to country to help build a better Haiti

This article has free access for all visitors. By Tom Tracy. Dealt a heavy blow from quake, country’s Catholic Church buries its dead, then seeks, with help from Catholic Americans, to rebuild from scratch

Quake altered Haitians’ spiritual outlook

By Jeff Gardner. While last year’s disaster brought out the worst in some, observers say many more grateful, generous

Parents carry out daughter's dream of building orphanage in Haiti

By Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller. College student who died in 2010 earthquake dreamed of helping youngsters

Outpouring of aid to beleaguered country continues

By OSV Staff. Catholics among those writing checks going online or sending texts to help earthquake victims

Our Takes: Sweet ride for a good cause

Our Takes for April 4, 2010

OSV’s initiatives to report on, give aid for Haiti tragedy

This column has free access for all visitors. By John Norton. This newsweekly issue offers an insight into the situation in Haiti

One Haitian man transforms his corner of the world

By Paula A. Smith. Sometimes with the help of U.S. Catholics and groups, he’s built a bridge, mission house, a school

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Tale of two weddings

One extravagant, the other more subdued. Both bring to mind lessons of what marriage is about

Medical doctors volunteer their services in Haiti

By Ann Carey. On a return trip to the country after the earthquake, one group of Notre Dame alumni tended to the humanitarian crisis with what limited resources they had

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor for May 23, 2010

Lenten mission: Tuning out, turning off and listening

This column has free access for all visitors. By John Norton. We need to make a conscious effort to quiet ourselves so we can hear God

In Focus: Horror in Haiti

By Tom Tracy. Church agencies on the frontlines of relief and rebuilding efforts in the mostly Catholic country

In Focus: Eight big stories that shaped 2010

By Elizabeth Scalia. Political, societal, digital and natural happenings that shaped our world — and the faith — last year.

If you’re reading this, you actually don’t need to read this

This column has free access for all visitors. By John Norton. A conscious effort is required to further our formation and growth as Catholics

Hurricane adds to suffering in earthquake-ravaged Haiti

This article has free access for all visitors. By Tom Tracy. Nearly a year after a devastating earthquake, millions still live in tent cities amid cholera outbreak

Help kids (and others) make sense of tragedy

This In Focus article has free access for all visitors. By Joseph D. White, Ph.D. Drawn from the treasure of Catholic faith, some age-specific tips for processing the Haiti earthquake and other disasters.

Haiti facing long road to recovery

By Scott Alessi. After a devastating earthquake, troubled Caribbean nation looks to rebuild for better future

Frolicking near Hell

Our Take. It is difficult to imagine a starker contrast between wealth and poverty.

Finding strength in Lent for troubled and penitential times

This column has free access for all visitors. By John Norton. The spiritual orientation provided in this liturgical season takes (at least some of) the sting out of suffering

Father Frechette heals the broken in Haiti

By Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller. Father Frechette serves as orphanage director, cares for patients still hurting from 2010 earthquake.

Detecting evidence of hope in Haiti

A Miami priest is spearheading efforts, both spiritual and physical, in the earthquake-ravaged country.

Catholic medical personnel tend to quake victims

By Tom Tracy. Long-term commitment needed to rehabilitate victims and create better health infrastructure