Latest news and feature stories from Church World Service http://www.churchworldservice.org/news Copyright 2011, Church World Service en-us Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:19:41 -0500 web@churchworldservice.org Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:19:07 -0500 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.3.1) http://www.feedforall.com web@churchworldservice.org en-us web@churchworldservice.org Copyright 2005, Church World Service Religion throughout the world hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 Severe storms impacted the south on January 22 and 23. States impacted were Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Kentucky. Alabama was the hardest hit with an EF-3 tornado causing significant destruction. http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=13775&news_iv_ctrl=1361 408A9778-80F5-4F4E-82C3-A87AD6672AB8 Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:19:07 -0500 Representatives of Haitian civil society organizations met with members of Congress and representatives of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department (USAID) in Washington this week to address persistent problems in Haiti two years after the country’s devastating earthquake. http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=13749 EB20F5B9-4458-4927-B96A-E3DA10918EC8 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:56:51 -0500 Church World Service and other members of the Haiti Advocacy Working Group (HAWG), a coalition of major U.S. non-profits committed to Haiti, aren’t stopping their efforts because the second anniversary of Haiti’s shattering earthquake has passed: The coalition has scheduled a battery of events in Washington this week (January 23 – January 25) to press for a more just reconstruction and faster development to meet the severe needs of Haiti’s vulnerable populations. http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=13726&news_iv_ctrl=1361 27892F06-DB1B-45C7-8B57-DF813A352993 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:58:56 -0500 Over the last 24 hours, widespread storms hit the Middle Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Large hail, high straight line winds and tornadoes have been reported in Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi and Kentucky. There are power outages in Kentucky, Arkansas and Tennessee. http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=13727&news_iv_ctrl=1361 2B355484-C0DC-4EAC-98E3-0D0456F062F5 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:20:26 -0500 Faith communities often play a crucial role in responding to disasters throughout the United States, such as by building houses, providing emotional care to survivors and meeting other unmet needs. http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=13723&news_iv_ctrl=1361 5525F2A5-AB4D-401D-B68A-784D4B0ED191 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:17:23 -0500 Church World Service this afternoon applauded President Barack Obama’s decision today denying a permit to move ahead with the expansion of the Keystone XL pipeline, the hotly debated 1,700 mile-long project that would have run from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=13711 8A1C1ECF-6A61-4A6C-AC3C-66C0D04972E9 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:36:33 -0500 The second anniversary of Haiti’s tragic earthquake is first a time to honor those who died and extend compassion to their loved ones, not simply to turn critical eyes to what hasn’t been done, says the head of humanitarian agency Church World Service. http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=13695&news_iv_ctrl=1361 AE415728-9F55-41ED-A775-6C58F6B28FE0 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:56:20 -0500 On January 6, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced its intent to stop requiring certain undocumented family members of U.S. citizens to leave the United States before they can apply for a waiver to allow them to remain with their family members. http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=13683 4DBE9FDE-74A9-4377-B7D9-C6F7BA93ABFD Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:42:16 -0500 The 10th annual Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD) gathering is quickly approaching. This year’s Washington, DC event will be held March 23-26, 2012. Entitled "Is this the fast that I choose," the conference will look at economy, livelihoods and our nation’s policy priorities through the lens of Isaiah 58. http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=13651&news_iv_ctrl=1361 0CD4FDCA-C8BD-4098-A952-BFBD2845A472 Mon, 9 Jan 2012 11:07:20 -0500 Church World Service begins 2012 with the Rev. John L. McCullough re-elected to lead the global humanitarian agency as executive director and CEO for four more years. http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=13647&news_iv_ctrl=1361 A7EB346C-A590-433A-9533-C4E504FA2267 Fri, 6 Jan 2012 12:10:04 -0500