Catholic Relief Services Newswire

University of San Diego to Partner with CRS

Alsy Acevedo — Sat, 26 May 2012 17:00:44 +0000

Baltimore, MD, May 26, 2012 – Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the University of San Diego (USD), two of the leading Catholic institutions in the country, are to announce a formal partnership on Saturday, May 26, 2012 to enhance and … Continue reading →

Senate Appropriations Committee Strengthens International Funding for Disasters, Refugees

John Rivera — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:40:39 +0000

BALTIMORE, Md., May 24, 2012—Catholic Relief Services congratulates the Senate Appropriations Committee for maintaining and even strengthening funding for international poverty-focused development and humanitarian programs, including significant gains for funding disaster assistance and aid to migrants and refugees. “Americans once … Continue reading →

CRS applauds passing of amendment to end slave labor in Brazil

Alsy Acevedo — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:39:56 +0000

Brazilian lawmakers approved this week a constitutional amendment that strengthens the punishment for people convicted of practicing slave labor. The measure, the strongest legal instrument ever passed in Brazil for combating slave labor, allows the government to confiscate the property … Continue reading →

Read the CRS Annual Report

John Rivera — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:16:02 +0000

The CRS Annual Report for the 2011 fiscal year has just been published. Read it here or on the CRS website. Open publication – Free publishing

Vatican Radio: Spotlight on Niger’s Worsening Hunger Crisis

John Rivera — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:25:00 +0000

Vatican Radio recently interviewed Bill Rastetter of CRS Niger on the deteriorating conditions in the Sahel: We’re on the brink of a serious humanitarian crisis in West Africa’s Sahel region, especially in Niger, where millions of people are at risk … Continue reading →

CRS Welcomes Pres. Obama’s New Hunger Initiative

John Rivera — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:51:02 +0000

BALTIMORE, Md., May 18, 2012–Catholic Relief Services welcomes today’s announcement by President Obama of a New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition at a symposium on Advancing Food and Nutrition Security in Washington. The Alliance seeks to engage the full … Continue reading →

Pres. Obama: “There is no reason why Africa cannot feed itself”

John Rivera — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:57:11 +0000

On the eve of the G8 meeting this weekend, President Barack Obama announced this morning a $3 billion initiative that will use private assistance to form a private-public partnership with a goal of lifting 50 million people out of poverty … Continue reading →

G8 Addresses Hunger in Africa

John Rivera — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:37:35 +0000

President Obama has invited four leaders of African nations to attend the G8 summit this weekend at Camp David to discuss efforts to fight hunger in the developing world: Presidents Thomas Yayi Boni of Benin, John Mills of Ghana and Jakaya … Continue reading →

Carolyn Woo on the G8: Don’t Leave Hunger Off the Global Agenda

John Rivera — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:51:13 +0000

This weekend’s G8 meeting at Camp David will be held a stone’s throw from CRS World Headquarters in Baltimore. CRS President & CEO Carolyn Woo writes in the Baltimore Sun that these world leaders must address the needs of the … Continue reading →

Ever Hear About the Jesuit who Revolutionized Rice Production in Madagascar?

John Rivera — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:29:14 +0000

Father Henri de Laulanié was a Jesuit who spent more than three decades of his life working with small-scale farmers in Madagascar to improve their crop productivity. He first arrived in Madagascar from his native France in 1961 as an … Continue reading →