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April 3, 2014
Rwanda 20 Years After Genocide
Forgiveness. It's perhaps one of the most challenging of the Christian values. It's difficult to fathom a woman turning to the man who killed her entire family and saying, "I have forgiven you."
Yet that is what is happening in Rwanda, with the support of Catholic Relief Services....More
February 27, 2014
Closer Walk, Better Lives, Rice Bowl
Of all seasons, Lent holds a unique place at Catholic Relief Services.
It's a time when we see the faithful voluntarily make sacrifices in recognition of what many people experience as a permanent fact of life. It's a season set aside by the Church to help us walk more closely with God...More
January 30, 2014
Pope Francis Quotes on Poverty, Care for the Poor
Read Pope Francis' quotes on poverty and the poor, excerpts from his exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium.More
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...More
October 16, 2013
Congo Crisis Response Meets iPad Tech
For decades, Katanga Province, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has suffered humanitarian crises—from famine to war. A group of three territories, called the "triangle of death," has been hit especially hard since 2011, forcing thousands of families to flee. Catholic...More
August 15, 2013
Refugee Camp Priority: Health and Sanitation
Two years ago, at the peak of the drought in the Horn of Africa, up to 1,500 people a day were coming from Somalia into Kenya, and headed for the refugee camps around the border town of Dadaab. A large entourage of reporters, photographers and film crews chronicled their movements....More
July 22, 2013
Emergencies: Prevent, Manage, Prepare
One thing you have in common with your poorest brothers and sisters might easily escape your notice—even if you firmly believe we're all one human family.
You know loss.
You've suffered disaster, heartbreak, grief of all kind. You may not think to compare your suffering with...More
June 3, 2013
Water Works: An Affordable, Lasting Solution
You turn on the tap and your water spews sludgy brown. Or, you find that the pipes have run dry again. So, you walk for 30 minutes out and 30 minutes back to collect water from a muddy river to make your family's meals, wash the dishes and bathe.
Your daughters may miss school so they...More
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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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 ...More
