Proposed Foreign Aid Cuts ‘Morally Unacceptable, Even Deadly’
July 29, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Rivera Catholic Relief Services (410) 951-7399 john.rivera@crs.org BALTIMORE, MD, July 29, 2011–The foreign assistance appropriations bill proposed by a House subcommittee “makes morally unacceptable, even deadly, cuts to poverty-focused humanitarian and development assistance,” said Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) [...]
Pakistan Flood Victims Need Aid
July 28, 2011
One year after flooding devastated parts of Pakistan, thousands of people are still in need of aid. Watch the video from CNN.
Rwanda: Striving Against the Stigma of Being Widowed and Poor
July 27, 2011
“When I take the harvest to the market, I am thankful that manure and trainings were provided by CRS. Look at how the small potion of land got me to bigger things,” Nyirabagenzi proudly says. Read more from AllAfrica.com.
Responding to Hunger, Drought and Famine in East Africa
July 26, 2011
Let us remember our sisters and brothers in East Africa in our prayers. Read more from Busted Halo.
CRS World Report: India Polio
July 25, 2011
In India, health workers take to the streets to vaccinate children against polio. (Week of July 25, 2011)
Making Peace in the Philippines
July 25, 2011
In their anger and pain, these people were the same as thousands of people in Mindanao pitted against each other. One thing made them different: they were willing to change. Read more from Busted Halo.
Catholics Keeping Kids Away from Bombs in Laos
July 23, 2011
In Laos, where getting to a hospital via slow tractor can take hours, CRS teaches basic first aid to people in remote villages. Read more from Catholic News Agency.
As Famine Declared in Parts of Somalia, CRS Sends Aid
July 22, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Rivera Catholic Relief Services (410) 951-7399 john.rivera@crs.org BALTIMORE, MD, July 22, 2011–A Catholic Relief Services team is on the ground in the Eastern Kenyan town of Dabaab, home to a sprawling refugee camp that sees some 1,300 people arrive each day from drought-stricken Somalia, only one of the countries in [...]
CRS World Report: Pakistan Floods Anniversary
July 18, 2011
After massive flooding swept away houses throughout Pakistan last summer, CRS built thousands of transitional shelters. (Week of July 18, 2011)
Drought Endangers Millions in East Africa
July 18, 2011
Catholic Relief Services to Feed One Million in Ethiopia, Preparing Response to Somali Refugee Crisis