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May 31, 2017
80-90 Percent of Children in Orphanages Are Not Orphans
Three Partners Offer a Solution on International Children’s DayMore
May 2, 2017
5 Reasons We Need Foreign Aid
These 5 examples show how United States foreign aid is good because it saves lives. Poverty-focused international assistance is only 1% of our nation’s budget, but it works to .
April 28, 2017
CRS Applauds Pope Francis’ Message of Peace and Solidarity During Visit to Egypt
Pope Francis travels in Egypt as a messenger of peace.More
March 30, 2017
Catholic Relief Services Alarmed over Roll Back of U.S. Climate Change Commitments
CRS sees suffering of those affected by climate change.More
March 6, 2017
CRS Rejects New Executive Order on Refugees
Executive Order restricts refugee resettlement and travel from certain countries.More
March 1, 2017
Providing Lifesaving Support for Syrian Refugees
Syria is at the center of the world's most devastating humanitarian emergency. Once a vibrant hub of Middle Eastern culture and history, Syria has been besieged by internal conflict that has uprooted millions of innocent families. Of those, 4.1 million Syrians have fled across the border into...
March 1, 2017
The 15 Women Farmers You Need to Meet
Catholic Relief Services works with women farmers around the world. Even against everything—climate change, scarce resources and difficult financial circumstances—these women prove just how powerful they are.
February 27, 2017
Governments, NGOs, Experts to Discuss Business Models to Get Seeds to Farmers in Developing Countries at Major Conference
New Models Conference on March 1-2, in Washington, D.C.More
February 22, 2017
Agriculture: New Models for Seeds
CRS releases seed survey on smallholder farmers.More
February 15, 2017
CRS Named Semi-finalist in Competition for $100 Million Grant
CRS proposes solution with Lumos and Maestral International to help orphans.More
