Read an account, posted by Christianity Today, of the typhoon’s aftermath as described by a World Vision aid worker.

Read a Nov. 11, 2013, article in the Australia-based online publication The Age about a former Catholic priest who is among the typhoon’s victims. Kevin Lee, who married a Filipino woman, drowned just weeks after becoming a father.

Omid Safi raises ethical and faith-based points to consider in this Nov. 11, 2013, post on his Religion News Service blog, “What Would Muhammad Do?”

See the CIA’s World Factbook entry on the Philippines for extensive background and data on the nation, including its religious makeup (in the People and Society section).

The Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma provides resources to help ensure “informed, innovative and ethical news reporting on violence, conflict and tragedy.” The center is a project of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

Read a Nov. 11, 2013, Reuters story about how the typhoon is prompting calls for action on climate change.

Read a Nov. 11, 2013, Reuters story about the dire circumstances facing the typhoon’s survivors and those trying to assist them.

Thomson Reuters Foundation’s Alertnet.org posts articles about disaster response, refugee crises, disease and other pressing humanitarian issues.

The Rev. Richard Ryscavage is a Jesuit priest and expert on global migration who teaches at Georgetown University. He previously directed Fairfield University’s Center for Faith and Public Life. He also formerly served as national director of the Jesuit Refugee Service and was the executive director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Office of […]