The Doctor – Atavist Magazine

Apr 28, 2016 | Activism, Meet Tom Catena, Press

“Catena started Mother of Mercy with a small group of foreigners. He took on Nuban employees gradually. “There was nobody who could do anything,” he said. The war had closed most schools, and many of the local hires had no formal education. Others had grown up... Read more

Tom Catena, Aurora Prize Finalist

Apr 27, 2016 | Activism, Meet Tom Catena

Dr. Tom Catena was one of four finalists for the first Aurora Prize, presented last month in Yerevan, Armenia. The prize was given to Marguerite Barankitse, of Rwanda, “for the extraordinary impact she has had in saving thousands of lives and caring for... Read more

Maria Shriver – A Calling: Do You Have One?

Apr 21, 2016 | Activism

Nearly a year ago, filmmaker Kenneth A. Carlson showed Maria Shriver some of the footage he shot in Sudan’s mountains of Nuba, and talked with her about his college classmate Dr. Tom Catena. The conversation led Shriver to reflect upon how Dr. Catena is carrying... Read more

Dr. Tom in Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People

Apr 21, 2016 | Activism, Press

Dr. Tom Catena was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the April 16, 2015 issue. Andrew Berends writes: “Meeting Tom Catena is the closest I have come to meeting a saint. He runs the Mother of Mercy Hospital in the war-torn Nuba... Read more