CRS Rice Bowl

Ash Wednesday: 3 Must-Know Facts and How to Observe
Learn about Ash Wednesday with CRS. Discover the significance of the holy day and key facts for 2025. Find resources for your Lenten journey here.

It’s the First Week of Lent: Make Your Spiritual Roadmap
Read the first CRS Rice Bowl Story of Hope to learn where your 40-day journey will take you.

3 EASY WAYS TO TURN IN YOUR CRS RICE BOWL
Submit your Lenten gift by phone, mail or online—25% of donations support hunger and poverty relief efforts in local dioceses.

A Generation of Farmers: Aimée’s Story
Aimée’s family has farmed for years. Find out what they’re doing differently now to tackle hunger in this week’s CRS Rice Bowl Story of Hope.

CRS Rice Bowl: Home & Family
Home is our place for safety and security. Learn what home is like for 3 young women in Vietnam, Honduras and Kenya.

Meeting a Need with Love
CRS Rice Bowl involves millions of Catholics of all ages every year. The annual program has helped millions around the world.

Don’t Give Up Chocolate Or Coffee This Lent!
Lent is a time of something more, not less.

Is Giving Really Better Than Receiving?
There is a saying, “It is better to give than to receive.” This might be more self-evident if it were not so very good to receive.

Pope Francis' Call, Our Response
This past month, the Catholic world marked its first year walking in the faith with Pope Francis. In 1 short year, he's been celebrated for his words and his actions, both inside and outside the Church, renewed the call of the Gospel and brought deep meaning to the mission of Catholic...