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The Right to Faith, the Responsibility to Peace
In these days leading up to the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical on human ecology, our conversations are rightfully focused on the pontiff’s namesake’s concern for the environment. After all, St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals and ecology. But in light of Pope Francis’ day...More
Senegal: Environmental Protection Meets Peacebuilding
Every evening, Toumboul Sané leads a group of volunteers who patrol more than 1,200 acres of forest in Senegal's Casamance region. By standing guard, they are protecting trees—one of the region's most valuable resources—from poachers.
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Prayers and General Intercessions for Current Emergencies
Use these prayers and general intercessions in your liturgies and prayer groups to pray on behalf of those threatened by current emergencies around the globe, and to draw us all closer in solidarity with the vulnerable.More
Savings Groups Nurture Women's Cacti Co-Op
The Cactucito cooperative, a cactus nursery formed by women 19 years ago, is located in Charcos, a community outside of Matehuala, the fourth-largest city in San Luis Potosí, México. After exploring the town, I noticed something glaring—the lack of men. "The community is practically formed by...More
Catholic Relief Services and Jhpiego's Work in Kenya
Jhpiego and CRS partnered on a project in Nairobi, Kenya, where more than one million children have been orphaned by AIDS-related illnesses and 6.1% of the adult population is living with HIV, along with 200,000 children living with HIV. The CRS and Jhpiego project, called Support and Assistance...More
Catholic Relief Services Responds to ALL Report
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has received the American Life League (ALL) Investigative Report on Grants by CRS for the fiscal year 2012 (Issued September 2013) and has carried out a thorough investigation of the information provided. Many of the organizations have been cited in previous...More
U.S. Based Organizations Who Received CRS Funds in 2013
CRS Responds to LifeSiteNews Article about Discussing Faith
This week, Lifesite News published an article accusing CRS of not being Catholic enough.
The article was based on quotes from CRS executive, Bill O’Keefe, who was interviewed in...More
CRS Responds to False Allegations about Kenya Program
Population Research Institute (PRI) and Lepanto Institute released a report making allegations against Catholic Relief Services (CRS). CRS takes all such allegations seriously. Our Catholic identity is the heart of our mission, and we are committed to ensuring that all our programming is...More
Catholic Relief Services Responds to Allegations of Shuga Video in Kenya
March 12, 2014 - Population Research Institute and the Lepanto Institute allege that Catholic Relief Services exposed teens to a video series promoting condom use in Kenya. After researching the allegations, we found the following involvement by CRS:
During year one of Support and...More