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Haiti Earthquake Response

Catholic Relief Services has launched a major aid operation to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake. CRS has been working in Haiti since 1954. The CRS team in Haiti is in place to distribute emergency relief. Donations can be made online at www.crs.org or sent directly to them at:

228 W. Lexington
Baltimore, MD 21201-3413.

Prayers, of course, are absolutely needed. Many people from the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois have traveled to Haiti over the years with the diocese, Eastern Illinois University Newman Center, Quincy University, and through their sister parish relationships or with the Haitian priests who serve in our diocese.

The people of Haiti are ill-equipped to handle any sort of emergency situation, certainly one of this magnitude. The resilience and faith of the Haitian people are their only and greatest resource.

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  • So well said, Sir. Today the Holy Father said "I ask all to join my prayers to the Lord for the victims of this catastrophe and for those who mourn their loss. I give assurances of my spiritual closeness to people who have lost their homes and to everyone who, in various ways, has been affected by this terrible calamity, imploring God to bring them consolation and relief in their suffering. I appeal to the generosity of all people so that these our brothers and sisters who are experiencing a moment of need and suffering may not lack our concrete solidarity and the effective support of the international community. This Catholic Church will not fail to move immediately, through her charitable institutions, to meet the most immediate needs of the population." In my home Diocese, and it would not surprise anyone who has been following his blogs, our Bishop is recouperating from serious health challenges at home, yet gained the strength to post one order to his Diocese ... "Help Haiti ... NOW!"
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