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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.More
Expanding Community Participation in Ethiopia
When a drought hits a community, it impacts everyone. But often, not everyone feels represented or included in the response to the challenge. This can be for many reasons, including a person’s gender or a disability.More
Praying for Rain In Ethiopia
Ethiopia is in the midst of its worst drought in 50 years. Despite the pressing need, Ethiopia has avoided a full-blown humanitarian disaster. Here's why.More
Experience, Expertise and Emergency Response: Help and Hope for People in Crisis
Catholic Relief Services is currently responding to emergencies in more than 18 countries on four continents. Our most recent responses are to Typhoon Koppu in the Philippines, to Hurricane Patricia in...More
Ukraine's Unseen Crisis: Mass Civilian Displacement
1,325,200: the number of internally displaced people in Ukraine. This is not a story about numbers, though, or even conflict. It's a story about people. And about people who need your help.More
Typhoon Haiyan, One Year Later
Even the richest country in the world has trouble recovering from a major natural disaster, as Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy demonstrated. So it's no surprise that the same story is playing out in the Philippines after Super Typhoon Haiyan, which hit on November 8, 2013. It was the strongest...More