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She is a Loreto Sister who has transformed the lives of thousands of Kolkata children at a middle-class parochial school where the students have become advocates for social change.
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April 24, 2009: Faith Based Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan
Matthew McGarry, Catholic Relief Services representative in Afghanistan, says "people's faith is central to every aspect of their daily life in Afghanistan, and not taking that into account can undermine every other positive thing that the Administration might want to do."
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March 27, 2009: Food Banks and the Recession
"We're feeding people now who are employed full time and can't make ends meet … There's been an outpouring of generosity from people saying I want to make sure my neighbors don't starve."
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March 20, 2009: Jewish Reaction to Madoff Scandal
"The Talmud tells us when we go up to heaven and give an accounting of ourselves the very first question the Almighty asks us is whether we conducted our business affairs with integrity and honesty."
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March 13, 2009: Barefoot College in India
"Our job is to take an illiterate woman and make her into an engineer in six months," says social activist Bunker Roy, founder of the Barefoot College. Students come from villages across India and a dozen other countries.
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February 5, 2009: Zimbabwe and the Churches
Leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion have called on Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe, to step down. Watch what Rev. Thomas Shaw, Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts, had to say after his trip to Zimbabwe last year.
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January 9, 2009: Is Gaza a Just War?
Read commentary and analysis by religious leaders, ethicists, and others on war in the Gaza Strip.
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December 12, 2008: Kids Against Hunger
This nonprofit ships out 40 million meals a year for poor children around the world at just 13 cents a meal. Church volunteers and one dedicated man make it all possible.
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December 12, 2008: Charitable Gifts
Cows, goats, worms, water wells, and sewing machines are being donated this holiday season to charitable organizations, including Heifer International, World Vision, and Oxfam.
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December 5, 2008: Indiana Doctor in Kenya
Do you want to reconstitute immune systems or do you want to reconstitute lives? We decided to go after lives. We're taking care of the poorest of the poor.
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