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PROCHE has published the first version of its construction project submission form and has been distributing it to Haitian dioceses, parishes, and congregations for their use. The form is in French and collects basic information that will be used to approve and prioritize projects for study and execution. Since its initial release in early April 2011, six projects have been submitted and many more are expected in the coming weeks and months.
Rebuilding Haiti an unprecedented challenge | Clarion Herald
Archbishop Aymond of New Orleans and Bishop Malone of Portland, Maine represented de U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Relief Services at the earthquake Anniversary Mass January 12, 2011 in Port-au-Prince. From the Clarion Herald, the New Orleans archdiocese newspaper, here is an account and a reflection on what they saw in Haiti. A moving "reality check", no doubt.
Haiti: A Year Later | CRS Voices
Catholic Relief Services President, Ken Hackett, reports on his impressions after a recent trip to Haiti one year after the earthquake. The resilience and creativity of Haitians and their determination to rebuild a better Haiti struck him deeply and made him proud of the role CRS is playing in aiding the local people.
By John Rivera
Catholic Relief Services
. A few months ago, a group of neighbors representing some 40 families in the Port-au-Prince community of Delmas 62 banded together and knocked on the door of Catholic Relief Services' office in Delmas 81 to ask for help. Displaced from their homes after the earthquake, they were living in a nearby camp and wanted to move back.
Participants in CRS' Rubble to Reconstruction program break rubble into gravel and sand. CRS is mixing the gravel and sand with cement to build foundations for transitional shelters. Photo by Benjamin Depp for CRS "I knew CRS would be able to help us," says Raphael Altide, who emerged as a leader among her neighbors. They took a collection for bus fare to pay for the expedition to the CRS office. "We said, 'If there's anything you can do, please help us'. And they responded." En español
The One-Church Response to the Haiti Earthquake
After the terrible tragedy of last January’s earthquake that devastated Haiti and buried almost 300,000 souls beneath badly built houses and buildings, something remarkable but unsurprising happened. In the face of great tragedy and at a time of great economic stress at home, Catholics across the country responded like they’ve never responded before. The morning after the quake, the offices and agencies represented here put in place a response plan. It started with a request from Cardinal George and Archbishop Dolan for a Special Collection for Haiti Relief to be taken up in all dioceses on the weekend after the quake for humanitarian aid and to rebuild ecclesial structures.
Haiti, One-Year after the Quake: New Homes in old Neighborhoods
It is now almost one year since the earth shook in Haiti, ending so many lives and forever changing many more. So much shifted on January 12, but if you travel the streets of Port-au-Prince it can seem that little has changed since. Rubble can be seen everywhere and the tent communities that sprang up following the quake still dot the city.
You Helped Haiti,You Helped Me
A Haitian family dispersed by the January quake sends a Thanksgiving message to donors: When you helped Haiti, you helped me.
Bishops Praise Generosity of U.S. Catholics, Detail Breadth of Church’s Response to Tragedy in Haiti
BALTIMORE (November 15, 2010) — After the terrible earthquake that last January devastated Haiti and buried almost 300,000 people beneath the rubble, U.S. Catholics responded with remarkable generosity, reported Bishop Kevin Farrell, chairman of the USCCB Committee on National Collections, during his opening remarks on the first day of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Fall General Assembly. The bishops heard a comprehensive report on the “One-Church” response to the Haiti earthquake which highlighted the breadth of the Church’s response and the collaborative effort it demanded.
WASHINGTON (November 11, 2010) — At their Fall General Assembly, November 15-18, the U.S. bishops will receive an update on the situation in Haiti and the U.S. Catholic Church’s emergency relief efforts so far, as well as plans to aid long-term reconstruction, including rebuilding of Church structures.
CRS Responds to Cholera Outbreak in Haiti
A cholera outbreak in central Haiti has left 250 people dead and more than 3,000 ill. Haitian president Rene Preval confirmed the outbreak on Friday, October 22, after first reports of the illness and deaths were made in St. Marc in the southern Artibonite department, the center of the Cholera spate about 60-miles northwest of Port-au-Prince. Health officials now fear the spread of the disease to the camps of Port-au-Prince, where more than one million displaced people still live.
Haitian bishops agree on program to oversee church reconstruction
By Dennis Sadowski
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Haitian bishops agreed Sept. 24 to the creation of a broad-based reconstruction program involving church partners from around the world that will guide how parishes and Catholic schools destroyed in the January earthquake are rebuilt.
Long Term Commitment in Haiti: CRS Five Year Plan
Catholic Relief Services details five year plan in Haiti, stories of survival and sister parishes in the latest edition of their One Family magazine.
CRS President Archbishop Dolan returns to Haiti
Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, president of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), returned to Haiti eight months after the earthquake. Archbishop Doland checked on progress in moving from emergency relief to reconstruction. He visited hospitals and tent camps and highlighted interfaith efforts as well as CRS' "cash-for-work" program, which is helping Haitians make a living.
View Video: The Archbishop Returns... | Cash for Work
Our Border Experience: A Visit to Dajabón, Dominican Republic, and Wanamen, Haiti
I was part of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) mission to Haiti, the Bahamas, and the Dominican Republic earlier this summer. Our mission was to assess the situation of Haitians more than six months after the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010, which killed 230,000 and injured 300,000 Haitians. Our trip included several stops along the Dominican/Haiti border.
Putting it all together for Haiti in the upcoming elections
The upcoming November 2010 elections in Haiti have created a buzz. From the disqualification of singer Wyclef Jean to the fate of political party Lavalass, people have been talking! And yet, the talk really focuses on what having the elections would accomplish and how they could be used as a catalyst for a much deeper national (and international) conversation on the future of Haiti.
CRS' progress report: Haitian homes under construction!
The devastating earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince on January 12 left an estimated 2 million people homeless. In the last 6 months, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has assisted Haitians living in the makeshift camps that formed in and around the capital. CRS' transitional housing project employs local workers through a cash-for-work program.
See pictures and progress report here.
U.S. Bishops Send More Help to the Church in Haiti
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Bishops’ Subcommittee dedicated to administering money raised for Haiti after the earthquake there last January has approved $212,700 of funding for 10 projects. The grants were made from the Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America to programs and agencies sponsored by parishes, religious orders and dioceses in Haiti. These grants do not include funding for construction projects, which will be considered according to a separate procedure.
From the Archdiocese of Miami, an update on rebuilding efforts in Haiti
MIAMI — Efforts to find interim shelter for Haiti’s homeless populations and local clergy and religious following the Jan. 12 earthquake remain the major aim of Church recovery there as the hurricane season gets underway.
Catholics Donate Almost $60 Million Through Special Sunday Collection for Haiti
WASHINGTON— A special Collection for Haiti in Catholic parishes nationwide has raised $58.7 million to date.
On January 13, one day after a devastating 7.0 earthquake destroyed much of Haiti’s capital, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, chairman of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), appealed to Catholics across the country to help Haiti through parish collections.
Haiti: Initial Food Distribution Rushed to Quake Survivors
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has been overwhelmed with the outpouring of support from Catholics across the U.S. in response to the needs of earthquake survivors in Haiti. The special collection from U.S. dioceses raised over $55 million for emergency help, and other contributions have brought in an additional $50 million. The USCCB Subcommittee for the Church in Latin America is partnering with CRS in the response. CRS is focusing now on rebuilding efforts —such as moving people from makeshift camps to temporary housing as the rainy station draws near— while the Bishops’ Advisory Group for Haiti of the Church in Latin America Committee will help rebuild the Church’s fabric and infrastructure in the Caribbean nation. This video shows how CRS put those donations to action in the days immediately following the quake.
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For the latest updates on CRS’ relief efforts for survivors of the earthquake in Haiti, please visit CRS’ Haiti emergency landing page: http://crs.org/emergency/haiti/index.cfm
For information on how to make donations to help rebuild the Church in Haiti and updates go to /nationalcollections/helphaiti/index.shtml.Haiti Earthquake - 7 weeks later
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USCCB Haiti Advisory Group visits Port-au-Prince March 1-3
A delegation of US bishops, including Cardenal Sean O'Malley of Boston, Archbishop José Gomez of San Antonio and Haitian-born Bishop Guy Sansiracq, Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, NY visited Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 1-3 to see firsthand the recovery efforts and to bring the love and concern of U.S. Catholics to their brothers and sisters in need. The bishops are members of a recently formed Haiti Advisory Group that will assist the US Church in advising how best to provide for the long-term needs of the Church in Haiti.
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A scene from St. Francis de Sales Catholic hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 1, 2010, six weeks after the massive earthquake that left an estimated 300,000 people dead. -
Cardinal Seán O'Malley of Boston blesses an injured child. Cardinal O'Malley and a delegation of US bishops visited St. Francis de Sales Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Tuesday, March 2
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A group of US bishops visited a tent city set up on a golf course in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Tuesday, March 2.
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US bishops pray for the late archbishop and vicar general of the diocese who were killed in the destroyed cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Tuesday, March 2 during a trip to see firsthand the recovery efforts. The Bishops' Haiti Advisory Group will assist the US Church in advising how best to provide for the long-term needs of the Church in Haiti.
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Filles de Marie. A delegation of U.S. bishops celebrated Mass with the Filles de Marie (Daughters of Mary), a community of women religious in the Petionville area of Port-au-Prince Haiti, on Tuesday, March 2 during a visit to see firsthand the recovery efforts. The Filles de Marie lost 15 sisters and 11 others were wounded during the recent earthquake.
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The grave of Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot of Port au Prince, who died in the January 12 earthquake when the cathedral was destroyed.
Patients at St. Francis de Sales Hospital in Port-au-Prince have been treated under tents and tarps since the Jan. 12 earthquake. (CNS/Bob Roller)
USCCB Subcommittee on Church in Latin America Creates Haiti Advisory Group to Visit Haiti March 1-3
WASHINGTON—As part of the ongoing response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Archbishop José H. Gomez of San Antonio, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America, has created a Haiti Advisory Group to help assess the impact on the local Church. Haiti was hit by a 7.0 earthquake on January 12.
Hospital systems contribute $200,000 to rebuild Haiti’s renowned St. Francis de Sales Hospital
By Catholic News Service
Catholic hospital in the earthquake-ravaged capital of Haiti is getting a boost in its effort to rebuild from two U.S.-based health care systems with strong Catholic connections.
Catholic Health East in Newton Square, Pa., and BayCare Health Systems in Clearwater, Fla., this week donated $100,000 each toward the reconstruction of St. Francis de Sales Hospital in the center of Port-au-Prince.
Sign Up Now for a Live Webcast on the Church's Response to Haiti
On February 24, 2010 from 2:00-3:00 PM EST join a live webcast on "The Church Responds to Catastrpher in Haiti," sponsored by Catholics Confront Global Poverty, a joint initiative of USCCB and CRS. During the webcast, Annemarie Reilly, from Catholic Relief Services, will provide an overview of the situation on the ground. Joan Rosenhauer (CRS) will review the U.S. Catholic Churchs activities in support of the relief effort. USCCBs Steve Colecchi will share the bishops' policy framework for long-term reconstruction and development needs and provide an update on joint advocacy efforts. Sign up to attend now! Following the webcast, a recording will be available hereBishops Call for a Longterm Strategy in Haiti That Focuses on Poverty Reduction
WASHINGTON—The U.S. needs “a long-term coherent strategy for recovery, development and poverty reduction in Haiti,” helping Haiti rebuild and get back to the path of long-term sustainable development, said the chair of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace in a January 26 letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Ron Kirk.
Head of Subcommittee for Church in Latin America Makes Plea for Solidarity with the Church in Haiti
WASHINGTON—The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Subcommittee for the Church in Latin America, Archbishop José H. Gomez of San Antonio, TX, sent a letter January 22 to all U.S. bishops urging Catholics to donate to the Collection for the Church in Latin America. The collection is set to be taken up over the next few weekends in most dioceses, in solidarity with the tremendous losses the Church in Haiti has undergone.
WASHINGTON—Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed “profound sorrow and deepest condolences for the terrible tragedy” in Haiti in a January 21 letter to Archbishop Louis Kébreau of Cap-Haïtien, President of the Haitian bishops. The letter was presented by New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Chairman of the Board of Catholic Relief Services, at the January 23 funeral of Port-au-Prince Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot, who died in the January 12 earthquake. Archbishop Dolan officially represented the U.S. Bishops at the funeral.
WASHINGTON—Christian Churches Together in the USA okayed a common action against poverty across the county for April 2, and issued a statement of solidarity with earthquake-stricken Haiti at their January 12-15 meeting outside Seattle.
WASHINGTON—Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, Chairman of the Board of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), will represent the U.S. Bishops at the Saturday, January 23, funeral of Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot in Port-au-Prince Haiti. Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), asked Archbishop Dolan to serve as the representative of the U.S. Bishops.
U.S. Solidier Surveys Cathedral Destroyed by Earthquake in HAITI
A U.S. soldier surveys the ruins of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Port-au-Prince Jan. 19, which was destroyed by a catastrophic earthquake rocked the capital of Haiti Jan. 12 - CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey, Jan. 20, 2010
Haiti, a country of 9 to 10 million people and 80% Catholic is the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Standing in solidarity with our Haitian brothers and sisters the church in the United States through the USCCB’s Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America and has awarded $2,499,107 to pastoral projects in Haiti since 2000.
Ever conscious of the needs of the Church in Haiti, especially during times of natural disaster, funds from the annual Bishop’s Collection for the Church in Latin America have also been made available to rebuild churches and parish centers. Most recently, this included $150,000 to the Diocese of Jacmel following the devastating hurricanes Hanna and Ike in 2008.
A large portion of the 2010 Collection for Latin America, to be taken up in most dioceses the weekend of January 23-24 will be destined to rebuilding the Church’s infrastructure and tending to pastoral needs in Haiti.
WASHINGTON—In a letter sent to president Barack Obama on Friday, January 15, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, asked the White House to designate the country of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
Video Messages of Archbishop Dolan Outline Haiti Devastation, Need for Generous Response
WASHINGTON—New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Chairman of Catholic Relief Services, appears in three Web videos addressing the devastation in Haiti in the wake of the January 12 earthquake and what Catholics can do to help.
The videos, shot during a January 13 interview in Rome with Catholic News Service, also note that the U.S. bishops have urged dioceses to take up a special collection the weekend of January 16-17 for humanitarian work in Haiti.
WASHINGTON—The Church mourns the terrible suffering of the people of Haiti, and parishes across the country are urged to take up a special collection the weekend of January 16-17 for the humanitarian efforts of the U.S. bishops and Catholic Relief Service (CRS) in Haiti, according to a January 13 letter to Catholic bishops of the United States from Cardinal Francis George of Chicago and Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York.
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Residents search for victims Jan. 13 in Port-au-Prince after a major earthquake struck Haiti. A magnitude 7 quake rocked the poor Caribbean nation in the late afternoon Jan. 12 killing possibly thousands of people. (CNS photo/Eduardo Munoz, Reuters) (Jan. 13, 2010) See stories HAITI- Jan. 13, 2010.
Bishops request collections for Haiti in all U.S. churches
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Parishes across the United States have been asked to take up a second collection Jan. 16-17 to help ease "the terrible suffering of our brothers and sisters in Haiti" after a magnitude 7 earthquake.
Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chairman of Catholic Relief Services, said in a Jan. 13 letter that the funds collected will help "respond to immediate emergency needs for such necessities as water, food, shelter and medical care, as well as to the long-term need to rebuild after widespread destruction, and to the pastoral and reconstruction needs of the church in Haiti."
CRS distributes food from Haitian warehouses, Dominican Republic
By Carol Zimmermann
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Although getting basic supplies such as food and water to the hundreds of thousands left homeless by Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake has been a Herculean task, aid workers were finding ways around traffic blockades, crowds of people and the country's lack of infrastructure.
Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services, which is coordinating the church's relief and recovery efforts in Haiti, was able to get a jump-start on distributing aid because it already had warehouses filled with supplies in Haiti set up after the 2008 hurricanes in the region.
Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is pictured with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican in this undated photo. (CNS/L'Osservatore Romano via Catholic Press Photo)
Haitian archbishop who died in quake portrayed as a humble man
By Barb Fraze
Catholic News Service
Archbishop Miot, 63, was among tens of thousands of Haitians who died in the Jan. 12 earthquake.
Stories of hope, sadness emerge from earthquake ruins in Haiti
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien and Dennis Sadowski
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Here is a collection of vignettes from Haiti:
Earthquake claims life of first Haitian-born Salesian brother
One of the tens of thousands of victims in the Haitian earthquake was Salesian Brother Hubert Sanon, 85.
Salesian Father Mark Hyde, executive director of the Salesian Missions based in New Rochelle, N.Y., said Brother Hubert was the first Haitian to become a Salesian brother.
Caritas aid reaches Haiti quake survivors
By Joeun Lee
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Caritas Internationalis, the Vatican-based umbrella organization for Catholic charities, quickly delivered aid to the survivors of the Haiti earthquake but was in urgent need of additional relief materials.
The Caritas staff in Haiti visited devastated areas of the capital Port-au-Prince Jan. 13 to determine what the immediate needs were. At least 60 tents were distributed to families, and first aid was given to survivors in clinics and hospitals, Caritas said in a statement from its Vatican headquarters.
Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is pictured with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican in this undated photo. (CNS/L'Osservatore Romano via Catholic Press Photo)
Chaotic conditions in Port-au-Prince limit rescue, recovery efforts
By Dennis Sadowski
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince remained in a state of disorder and confusion at mid-afternoon Jan. 13 and little information was available on the number of casualties resulting from a devastating earthquake, a spokesman for Catholic Relief Services said.
"It is chaos there. Nobody knows how many people are killed or injured at this point," John Rivera, CRS director of communications, told Catholic News Service.
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