Catholic Relief Services

Our friends at Catholic San Francisco have a story this week about Peter Kimeu of CRS Kenya, who is currently on a national Speaker Tour for Operation Rice Bowl. He tells the story of what it’s like to grow up … Continue reading →

Fr. David Garcia, a senior advisor at Catholic Relief Services who works with members of the clergy, writes about hunger, Lent and Operation Rice Bowl in the San Antonio News-Express: Early last month I read a disturbing article on the … Continue reading →

Dr. Rajiv Shah, administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the federal agency that administers humanitarian assistance, praised the work of faith-based organizations like Catholic Relief Services in an interview with the PBS show, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly. … Continue reading →

Joseph F. Duffy, president of Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Paterson, is this year’s Operation Rice Bowl Award recipient, given by Catholic Relief Services for outstanding commitment to global solidarity.  He was presented the award at the annual Catholic … Continue reading →

IRIN, the news service of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, reports from West Africa on the worsening food security situation in Mali, which is complicated by civil conflict. DAKAR, 15 February 2012 (IRIN) – Aid workers … Continue reading →

Scott Alessi of U.S. Catholic blogs from this week’s Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington, D.C. on one part of CRS President Carolyn Woo’s speech that caught his attention: Hey, a dime doesn’t go as far as it used to. … Continue reading →

Chris Herlinger, a freelance journalist and aid worker with Church World Service, writes another in a series of articles from his recent trip to the Horn of Africa to cover the food crisis. In this piece, published in the Huffington … Continue reading →

CBS3 in Philadelphia gave great coverage to a kick-off event for Operation Rice Bowl, the Catholic Relief Services Lenten program that offers Catholics in the United States a way to connect with our brothers and sisters in need around the world … Continue reading →

Catholic San Francisco reports on a partnership between the University of San Francisco and CRS as part of the new Scholars in Global Solidarity program, which aims to develop student solidarity with marginalized communities around the world, faculty expertise, and … Continue reading →

We received the sad news earlier this week of the death of Kari Egge, who worked several years for Catholic Relief Services and who remained part of the CRS family. She had many friends and colleagues at CRS who are … Continue reading →

Vatican Radio interviews Bill Canny, CRS’ director of emergency operations, on deteriorating conditions in the countries of the Sahel, particularly Niger. The U.N. is forecasting that in the next 12 months, famine could affect more than 12 million people. Bill told … Continue reading →

Scott James, who writes a column for Forbes.com on Corporate Social Responsibility, features a Q&A with CRS & CEO Dr. Carolyn Woo and our resident expert of microfinance, Tom Shaw. Scott: Carolyn, I read the Introduction Letter you wrote to the CRS community … Continue reading →

Reuters’ AlertNet News Blog has a story on the efforts by Catholic Relief Services to use community volunteers to address sectarian violence in Nigeria. DAKAR (AlertNet) – Could peacebuilding efforts by community volunteers help to stem the tide of growing … Continue reading →

Catholic News Service reports on heroic efforts by Catholic Church leaders in South Sudan to maintain peace in the world’s newest nation. CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS) — The church in South Sudan and its partners in the U.S. are … Continue reading →

Catholic News Service reports on the recent Playing for Peace basketball game at CRS partner Villanova University that helped to raise awareness about conditions in South Sudan. WASHINGTON (CNS) — When the Villanova Wildcats beat the Seton Hall Pirates 84-76 … Continue reading →

In celebration of Catholic Schools Week, Fr. William Byrne of the Archdiocese of Washington writes about what he learned from his Catholic education. We appreciate his shout-out in number 2: 2) You are not the center of the universe. When … Continue reading →

Baltimore Sun business reporter Hanah Cho interviews new CRS President and CEO Carolyn Woo. Here are a few excerpts: Do you have a focus for your first year? I don’t have experience in the core operations of the organization, so … Continue reading →

Kevin Clarke of America magazine interviews CRS President and CEO Carolyn Woo.

Chris Herlinger writes for the Catholic News Service on the collaboration between the Ethiopian Catholic Church and Catholic Relief Services to combat drought and recurring food shortages. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (CNS) — Climate change-induced drought that has afflicted the Horn … Continue reading →

Carolyn Woo and Ken Hackett wrote an op-ed published in the Jan. 12 edition of the Baltimore Sun on the progress made two years after the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti. Their focus is on how CRS is working side-by-side with … Continue reading →