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Press Releases

The latest news on Catholic Relief Services' development programs and emergency relief responses. Press releases are available for one year after distribution.

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USCCB, CRS Issue Aid Appeal for East Africa Drought and Famine

August 10, 2011, Baltimore, MD

Catholic Relief Services is responding to the worst drought in decades in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia.

Catholic Bishops and CRS Condemn Proposed Foreign Aid Cuts AS 'Morally Unacceptable, Even Deadly'

July 29, 2011, Baltimore, MD

Instead of slashing foreign aid, Catholic bishops and Catholic Relief Services are calling for balanced adjustments across the entire budget.

As Famine Declared in Parts of Somalia, Catholic Relief Services Sends Aid

July 22, 2011, Baltimore, MD

CRS team on the ground at Kenyan camp for Somali refugees, providing aid through Somalia's Catholic bishop.

Drought Endangers Millions in East Africa

July 18, 2011, Baltimore, MD

Catholic Relief Services to Feed One Million in Ethiopia, Preparing Response to Somali Refugee Crisis

Catholic Relief Services President to Join U.S. Presidential Delegation to Republic of South Sudan

July 7, 2011, Baltimore, MD

Ken Hackett will be the only non-governmental representative on the high-level delegation

US Catholic Bishops and CRS Urge Congress to Keep Poorest in Mind in Reducing Deficit and Debt

July 6, 2011, Baltimore, MD

Efforts must be made to reduce the nation's debt, but care must be taken that the cuts don't disproportionally affect the world's poor

Catholic Relief Services Names Carolyn Y. Woo to Serve as President and CEO

June 24, 2011, Baltimore, MD

A former CRS Board member, Woo has served as Dean of the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business

Egan Award for Journalistic Excellence Winners Announced

June 22, 2011, Baltimore, MD

Catholic Relief Services Honors Outstanding Catholic Journalists

USCCB and CRS Call for Special Envoy, Comprehensive Strategy for DRC and Great Lakes Region

June 13, 2011, Baltimore, MD

USCCB and CRS are joining the call for a United States Special Envoy to the DRC and the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa.

Catholic Relief Services Statement on Abyei, Sudan

May 27, 2011, Nairobi, Kenya

CRS statement on violence in the Abyei region between north and south Sudan.

USCCB and CRS Chairmen Applaud Extension and Re-Designation of Temporary Protected Status to Haiti, Express Concern With Resumption of Deportations

May 17, 2011, Washington, D.C.

USCCB and CRS hailed the extension of Temporary Protected Status to Haiti.

CRS Awarded Catholic Charities USA Centennial Medal

March 24, 2011, Baltimore, MD

This Honor Recognizes Commitment to Mission of Catholic Charities USA

Catholic Relief Services Pays Tribute to Bishop John Ricard Upon His Retirement

March 11, 2011, Baltimore, MD

Bishop Ricard led CRS as chairman from 1996 to 2001.

Catholic Relief Services Ready to Respond to Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan and Asia Pacific Region

March 11, 2011, Baltimore, MD

CRS will direct Japan assistance through Caritas Japan; will assist other Asia Pacific nations as needed.

CRS Expert On Sexual Violence Urges Leaders to, Increase Commitment in the Democratic Republic of Congo

March 7, 2011, Washington, D.C.

Francisca Vigaud-Walsh to testify before House Foreign Affairs Committee

Put the Poor First in Federal Budget Decisions Say Catholic Bishops, CRS President

February 15, 2011, Washington, DC

More than three hundred Catholic leaders visit Capitol Hill February 15 with this message.

Deportations to Haiti Should Be Halted, Say USCCB Migration Committee Chair and Chairman of Catholic Relief Services

February 7, 2011, Baltimore, MD

USCCB and CRS officials expressed opposition to the recent resumption of deportations to the nation of Haiti.