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Catholic Bishops Launch Major Campaign to End the Use of the Death Penalty

WASHINGTON (March 21, 2005)—The U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops today launched a Catholic Campaign to End the Use of the Death Penalty. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington, declared, “We cannot teach that killing is wrong by killing. We cannot defend life by taking life.” Speaking at the National Press Club on behalf of the U.S. bishops’ conference, Cardinal McCarrick said, “The Catholic campaign will work to change the debate and decisions on the use of the death penalty: building a constituency for life, not death; calling on our lawmakers to lead, not follow; to defend life, not take it away. . . . This cause is not new. Our bishops’ conference has opposed the death penalty for 25 years. But this campaign is new. It brings greater urgency and unity, increased energy and advocacy, and a renewed call to our people and to our leaders to end the use of the death penalty in our nation.” read more

 

INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE UPDATE:
CRS FERRIES & FLIES SUPPLIES, PERSONNEL TO NIAS ISLAND

MEDAN, Indonesia -- Catholic Relief Services is sending about a dozen medical personnel and medical supplies today to attend to the injured on the island of Nias, the area closest to the epicenter of two earthquakes that rocked Indonesia and parts of Southeast Asia yesterday.

A large ferry carrying 1,000 emergency family kits containing cooking utensils, blankets, mats and other basic needs, also was dispatched from Banda Aceh last night to Nias and is expected to arrive later today (early morning Indonesia).

“The greatest needs right now are medical aid, food and basic supplies,” reported Pat Johns, CRS director for security and emergency services and the director of relief and reconstruction operations in Indonesia. “We need to attend to the injured who have survived the quakes. The physical devastation is heavy with reports of up to 70 percent of structures either damaged or collapsed.” read more

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