An innovative sister moves her Malawi community to care for AIDS orphans. U.S. high school students learn lessons of faith and solidarity with a world in need. Hope for Malawi's Children Servants of God
Photos by Karen Kasmauski for CRS and Philip Laubner/CRS
CRS in the 2000s
The earth heaved and the history of Catholic Relief Services was reshaped yet again. After the calamitous Indian Ocean tsunami and the Haiti earthquake, Catholics in the United States showed the world what faith and innovation can accomplish.
Photos courtesy of Caritas Sri Lanka and Lane Hartill/CRS
CRS in the 1990s
The shock of genocide helps us rediscover Catholic social teaching. The destruction of a hurricane inspires us to help poor communities build back better.
Photos by Kerry Hodges/CRS and Steve Rubin for CRS
CRS in the 1980s
In Ethiopia, the cries of the hungry were heard and prayers were answered. In Bolivia, unemployed workers received the gifts of job training and a second chance.
Where there is suffering there is also hope—in a new nation and in a new Lenten tradition that brings the fruits of our sacrifice to the aid of the poor.
A sister who glowed with the light of Christ among the destitute of Calcutta. A daring airlift to feed starving children in Biafra. In the darkness, God always lights our way.
Photos courtesy of Maryknoll Mission Archives and UNHCR
CRS in the 1940s
Our origins are found in the darkest hours of World War II, when War Relief Services was born out of the love and generosity of Catholics in the United States.
Photos courtesy of Julek Plowy; Empire State Building crash photo from CRS archives
70 Years of Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services is celebrating our 70th anniversary in 2013. Sign up for periodic email updates from CRS and receive uplifting stories throughout the year about the people overseas helped through the continuing generosity of Catholics in the United States.
