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CRS Responds to LifeSiteNews Article about Discussing Faith
This week, Lifesite News published an article accusing CRS of not being Catholic enough.
The article was based on quotes from CRS executive, Bill O’Keefe, who was interviewed in...More
CRS Responds to False Allegations about Kenya Program
Population Research Institute (PRI) and Lepanto Institute released a report making allegations against Catholic Relief Services (CRS). CRS takes all such allegations seriously. Our Catholic identity is the heart of our mission, and we are committed to ensuring that all our programming is...More
Catholic Relief Services Responds to Allegations of Shuga Video in Kenya
March 12, 2014 - Population Research Institute and the Lepanto Institute allege that Catholic Relief Services exposed teens to a video series promoting condom use in Kenya. After researching the allegations, we found the following involvement by CRS:
During year one of Support and...More
Response to Crisis Magazine Article
Stephen Phelan's March 18, 2015 Crisis Magazine article is the latest in a series of coordinated attacks by a small number of groups whose claims about CRS have proven to be misleading and inaccurate. This latest attack is more of the same, restating claims that have been addressed...More
FAQ Regarding CRS Activities and Relationships
- How does Catholic Relief Services uphold Catholic Identity? Are all CRS staff Catholic? CRS has an extensive educational program for staff worldwide about our Catholic identity and values. Required courses include Catholic Identity and Protecting Life and Protection, ...More
CRS Cares for Creation
Catholic Relief Services is playing an important role in reducing the impact of climate change on poor and...More
Bees Sweeten Village Relationships
Hundreds of angry bees swarm over the veiled face of Jean-Louis Mendy as he inspects several beehives in Niaguis village, in the Casamance region of Senegal.
Not long ago, it might have been members of neighboring communities angrily confronting Jean-Louis. But the bees are bringing the...More
Welcome to the Family
Welcome to the new crs.org. We’re glad you’re here! As a member of our always growing family, we hope you’ll visit often.
Our website relaunch comes just days before the World Meeting of Families convenes in Philadelphia. Held every 3 years since 1994, the gathering...More
Restoring Coffee Farms in Guatemala
An emerging consensus among scientists blames changing temperatures for the disease that has devastated Central America's coffee production since 2012.
Coffee leaf rust, a fungus known as "roya," caused more than $1 billion in crop losses last year alone, and has cost the region hundreds...More
Improving Child Health and Survival in Guatemala
Jacinta Maroquin Pablo lost five of her children before they turned 2. Rosa Pablo Perez lost her middle child before she turned 3. Neither woman knows why, but they both know they waited too long to see a doctor. Not realizing how sick their children were, neither mother wanted to spend money...More