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On January 1, Sean Callahan became the new president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services, the international relief agency of the US Catholic Church. Correspondent Kim Lawton traveled to Haiti with Callahan last November in the wake of Hurricane Matthew and spoke with him\u00a0about his humanitarian mission, his concerns for\u00a0the anti-refugee climate in America, and what he learned working with Mother Teresa in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services represents the spirit of American Catholicism by reaching out to suffering international communities. 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