In India, in the city of Kalimpong, the poorest children have one place to go to school. It is called the Gandhi Ashram, and it’s run by a Canadian Jesuit priest. Father Thomas McGuire seeks students out, feeds them, teaches them, and gives them confidence — and violins. More →

July 9, 2004

Father Joe Maier is a Catholic priest who, over 30 years, has set up schools that have educated thousands of poor Thai children in the slums of Bangkok. In the process, he has skirmished with all kinds of people from drug dealers to church hierarchy. More →

June 4, 2004

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: We have a special report today on the bravery and dedication of U.S. and other humanitarian aid workers in Iraq. Because of attacks on foreigners, the UN, the Red Cross, Oxfam, and now Care International have pulled … More →

December 12, 2003

Aki Ra is a truly remarkable and extraordinarily brave man. He is a Cambodian, and was orphaned as a child. Then, before he was a teenager, he became a soldier. Now, he is devoting his life — and risking it, almost daily — compensating for, atoning for, the harm he once did. Ra defuses and clears land mines, the ones he once placed, so they won’t kill or maim any more of his countrymen. More →

July 25, 2003

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan urged the U.S. and its allies not to forsake humanitarian issues while waging the war. Annan said, “We must do everything we can to mitigate this disaster, which could easily lead to … More →

March 21, 2003

BOB ABERNETHY: Mr. Hackett is with us now. Welcome. There have been a lot of estimates all over the place about the extent of the need within Afghanistan. What’s your estimate? KENNETH F. HACKETT (Executive Director, Catholic Relief Services): Our … More →

October 26, 2001

In the past century, Quakers have helped start nearly 200 social service, environmental, and relief agencies such as the American Friends Service Committee. Additionally, they are the only religious organization to win the Nobel Peace Prize. In spite of its many achievements, almost 350 years after its founding, the Religious Society of Friends — as Quakers are formally known — remains small in numbers.
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May 25, 2001