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June 29, 2015
CRS President Carolyn Woo Receives 2015 Bernardin Award
Catholic Relief Services president & CEO Dr. Carolyn Woo is being honored with the 2015 Bernardin Award by the...
July 16, 2015
World Water Resources
Water maintains an important symbolic role in Judeo-Christian scripture, theology, and sacrament, largely because our faith arose in a land where water was particularly scarce. For much of the world, that situation is their daily reality, with access and rights to life-giving water severely...
September 1, 2016
Catholic Social Teaching Lesson Plans
These lesson plans cover each of the Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)...
July 16, 2015
Human Trafficking in Albania: Hiding in Plain Sight
It's a problem that's hidden in plain sight. On street corners in Albania, children are begging for money. But the money goes to adults. The children are victims of human trafficking.
"They are hidden from view. You don't recognize them in the back kitchens, shops, gas stations and in...
July 20, 2015
A New Toy Story: How Cans, Buttons & Boxes Build Brains
A new Toy Story is being told with tin cans, old socks, buttons, boxes and plastic bottles.
Savvy adults take stuff that might be regarded as junk and upcycle it to help raise smarter, healthier children. The toys are simple and require a lot of imagination—but that's the point...
March 24, 2017
The Catholic Relief Services Collection: Help Jesus in Disguise
Through the Church and agencies such as Catholic Relief Services, we can reach everywhere there is need, and always respond to Jesus in disguise.
October 24, 2013
Impossible Thanksgiving Task
If we at Catholic Relief Services were to attempt to count our blessings, we'd never get any work done. There are all the blessings we're aware of—but how often are we blessed unawares? How many times has God protected, delivered or assisted us without our knowing? Counting our blessings is...
May 3, 2013
Introducing Savings-Led Microfinance
USCatholic.org interviewed CRS president and CEO Carolyn Y. Woo for a May 2013 issue. During the interview, Dr. Woo offered the following description of the CRS approach to microfinance. Reprinted with permission, from the ...
May 21, 2013
Guess Who's Living Leviticus 19:33–34?
When an alien resides with you in your land, do not mistreat such a one. You shall treat the alien who resides with you no differently than the natives born among you; you shall love the alien as yourself; for you too were once aliens in the land of Egypt. I, the LORD, am your God
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July 25, 2016
Building Up Youth and Communities in El Salvador
CRS YouthBuild program helps young people in El Salvador gain confidence, and receive life and job skills training.
