WASHINGTON—Congress should continue to support laws that promote transparency among companies that mine in the Congo and to “resist watering down SEC regulations to half measures that may save money, but cost lives.” said Bishop Nicolas Djomo Lola, president of … Continue reading
CRS wishes you a Happy World Fair Trade Day! Have a second cup of your favorite fair trade coffee and read what it’s all about. Catholic Relief Services is an official sponsor of World Fair Trade Day. Learn how to … Continue reading
WASHINGTON–Catholic Relief Services expresses its appreciation for the actions of the House Appropriations subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs for maintaining funding levels for the Presidents’ Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and other poverty-focused aid accounts in … Continue reading
Bishop Robert Guglielmone of the Diocese of Charleston, S.C., has an op-ed in this morning’s edition of the Post and Courier urging Congress to preserve poverty-focused international assistance programs in the federal budget. I do not envy our elected officials … Continue reading
WASHINGTON, DC—Catholic Relief Services applauds the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee for maintaining funding levels for two critical food aid programs—Food for Peace and McGovern-Dole Food for Education—but is concerned that one provision of the Fiscal Year 2013 Agriculture Appropriations bill … Continue reading
Your prayers are needed for peace in Sudan and South Sudan! South Sudan became the world’s newest nation after a referendum that was, against all odds, peaceful and orderly. It is a testimony to the power of prayer and the … Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michael Hill Catholic Relief Services (443) 955-7110 michael.hill@crs.org BALTIMORE, Md./April 24, 2012—Catholic Relief Services, the official international humanitarian organization of the Catholic Church in the United States, is urging the Senate Agriculture Committee to fund food … Continue reading
Fr. David Garcia, Senior Advisor for Clergy Outreach for Catholic Relief Services, has a column in the San Antonio Express-News about the hope of the Easter Season and some hopeful news about global poverty: In 2005 I was visiting London … Continue reading
The Vatican Information Service reports today on the joint statement of the Bilateral Commission of the Delegations of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Holy See’s Commission for Religious Relations with Jews, which met this week in Rome. The … Continue reading
By Carolyn Y. Woo CRS President & CEO Getting water is so simple for us: We turn on the faucet, and there it is. When that doesn’t happen—maybe a water pipe breaks or maintenance shuts off the supply—we consider it … Continue reading
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