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Justice at the port: the Catholic Church, $100 million, and what aid distribution reveals about human dignity
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Justice at the port: the Catholic Church, $100 million, and what aid distribution reveals about human dignity

The U.S. State Department's renewed offer of $100 million in humanitarian aid for Cuba, routed through the Catholic Church and Catholic Relief Services, is a case study in the virtue of justice. When a government blocks food, water, and shelter from its own people, the Church's willingness to serve as the conduit of last resort is not a political act — it is a moral one.

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