Malian refugees in Niger seek help from communities already weakened by a severe food crisis affecting large areas of the Sahel region following last year’s poor rains and harvest. Photo by Jean-Philippe Dubus/CRS CRS and our partners are mobilizing emergency water, hygiene and sanitation facilities to meet the urgent needs of the thousands of people [...]
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The following response to the Kony 2012 video is posted on the Catholic Youth Ministry blog. A link to the full text is posted below. Hat tip to CRS Newswire. The social media firestorm that this video has created has raised some important questions for me about how well my parish youth ministry is engaging [...]
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Many in the United States are learning about Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army through an internet video that has attracted tens of millions of views. Catholic Relief Services has been working for years to help the victims of Kony and the LRA. CRS officially opened an office in Uganda’s capital Kampala, Uganda, in [...]
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CRS’ Sister Pauline Acayo of Uganda spoke to the Catholic Review about how the Church continues address conflict and help child soldiers. “The Catholic Church has been very strong – they don’t shy away,” Sister Pauline said. “They go on the radio, hand out press releases and flyers telling about the things going on there. [...]
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To mark International Women’s Day, our friends at CRS Newswire collected stories about three remarkable women. They present examples of countless unsung heroes we often meet in our work around the world.
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To mark International Women’s Day, this post from our friend and colleague Michael Sheridan. The link from his Coffeelands blog post is worth following. It points to yet another example of how savings programs are helping women gain control and stature in their lives.
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As I grew up, more important than wanting a different life was being able to imagine one. On International Women’s Day, I want to pay tribute to the women who made that possible: the Maryknoll Sisters. Exactly 100 years ago, the Maryknoll Sisters were founded by the big-hearted, faith-filled, cherubic, and indomitable spirit of Smith [...]
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A Malian refugee receiving her hygiene kit from CRS in Kizamou, Abala district. Photo by Jean-Philippe Debus /CRS Thanks to your support, Catholic Relief Services and our partners are mobilizing emergency water, hygiene and sanitation facilities to meet the urgent needs of thousands of Malian refugees in neighboring Niger. How you can help Please pray [...]
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Hey, you should check out this video. Your faithful support helped make this happen.
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The National Catholic Reporter covered a speech last week that CRS President and CEO Carolyn Woo delivered at the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering. She spoke of challenges facing CRS in the future funding environment, as well as some innovative ways we’re addressing vexing problems like hunger, infant mortality and rubble removal. Innovation means things like [...]
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