Within days of December’s flashfloods in the Philippines, CRS organized an emergency response, providing safe drinking water and constructing temporary shelters. (Week of Feb. 13, 2012)

At a recent Big East conference basketball game, teams were playing for more than just a victory. (Week of Feb. 6, 2012)

In Cairo, thousands of refugee students are grateful they’re getting an education. (Week of Jan. 30, 2012)

As a young boy, Thomas Awiapo almost starved to death before he smelled lunch cooking at a nearby school. (Week of Jan. 23, 2012)

Two years after a massive earthquake shook Haiti’s capital, rebuilding continues. (Week of Jan. 16, 2012)

One year ago, a peaceful referendum paved the way for South Sudan to become an independent nation. (Week of Jan. 9, 2012)

As CRS looks ahead to a new year of helping those in need overseas, the agency welcomes a new President and CEO. (Week of Jan. 2, 2012)

After 40 years of service to the world’s poor, CRS President Ken Hackett is retiring at the end of this year. (Week of Dec. 26, 2011)

In 40 years of service, CRS President Ken Hackett and his family have celebrated Christmas in many parts of the world.