News and Stories: Central America, South America & the Caribbean
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Love and the Bible: Connecting with Each Other
There are many forms of love. While romantic love is what many think of during Valentine's Day, we should also remember God's agape or self-sacrificing and unconditional love for each of us. There's also brotherly love that we share with one another.
CRS Calls for Refugee Ban to be Suspended; More Humane Approach Needed
CRS Questions Border Wall Proposal; Citing U.S.’ Moral Responsibility to Protect
Hyderabad, India to host 9th annual ICT4D Conference
CRS Welcomes U.S. Contribution to Green Climate Fund
This Lent CRS Rice Bowl Opens Path to a Culture of Encounter
The Push and Pull of Climate Change
In both Chad and Bangladesh, people are being pushed by climate change and other factors to migrate in search of opportunity. In Peru, people are also on the move, this time answering the call of the South American gold rush. They are being pulled into climate change. Choose a story to explore.
The Pull of Peru’s Gold Rush
Years of illegal gold mining have taken their toll on parts of the Peruvian rainforest. People have left their homes and families, pulled to this part of the world by the promise of a golden opportunity. But that opportunity may be vastly different from what they imagined.
Stop Modern-Day Slavery
The work you support helps prevent trafficking by enabling people to thrive where they live.
The Hidden Face of Human Trafficking in Peru
Human trafficking in Madre de Dios, Peru has a strong connection to illegal gold mining.