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Catholic Relief Services pledges to continue helping Gazans during difficult situation.
Two employees of Catholic Relief Serviceswere among the people in the Gaza Strippermitted to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing November 1, Aleteia has learned.
The relief and development agency of the US Bishops issued a statement on All Saints Day, but did not name the two employees. Catholic Relief Services is the US arm of the international Vatican charity organization, Caritas.
“The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened on November 1 to allow injured Palestinians and some other nationalities to leave Gaza,” CRS’s statement said. “Two Catholic Relief Services employees were among those able to cross into Egypt. We offer our deep thanks to many within the American government who worked behind the scenes to allow movement of humanitarian workers and those needing medical attention.”
The statement said that CRS has been providing life-saving assistance to Gazans since the current crisis began October 7, “and will continue to do so.”
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Two employees of Catholic Relief Serviceswere among the people in the Gaza Strippermitted to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing November 1, Aleteia has learned.
The relief and development agency of the US Bishops issued a statement on All Saints Day, but did not name the two employees. Catholic Relief Services is the US arm of the international Vatican charity organization, Caritas.
“The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened on November 1 to allow injured Palestinians and some other nationalities to leave Gaza,” CRS’s statement said. “Two Catholic Relief Services employees were among those able to cross into Egypt. We offer our deep thanks to many within the American government who worked behind the scenes to allow movement of humanitarian workers and those needing medical attention.”
The statement said that CRS has been providing life-saving assistance to Gazans since the current crisis began October 7, “and will continue to do so.”
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2 Catholic aid workers among those allowed out of Gaza Strip
Catholic Relief Services pledges to continue helping Gazans during difficult situation.
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