Catholic Relief Services Urges Lawmakers to Prioritize Global Hunger as Farm Bill Vote Nears
The humanitarian agency stressed the need to protect international food assistance amid growing global hunger and domestic policy debates.
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‘Chalice of Mercy’: Midwest-Based Nonprofit Brings Aid to Ukraine’s Front Lines
Providing spiritual and humanitarian support amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Vatican Aid Convoy in Lebanon Caught in Crossfire as Church Relief Effort Is Forced Back
A French Catholic aid leader said conditions in southern Lebanon have become untenable.
Pope Leo XIV Sends 3 Truckloads of Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the Pope’s almoner, disclosed the delivery to Vatican media on Dec. 27 and described the shipment as a small gesture of closeness from the Pope to Ukrainian families on the feast of the Holy Family, celebrated Dec. 28.
Catholic Relief Services Urges Israel to Let Its Humanitarian Aid Teams Into Gaza
Starting this month, Israel began allowing limited amounts of aid into Gaza, but CRS and other humanitarian organizations — as well as the United Nations — have said the limited aid is insufficient.
Catholic Relief Services ‘Alarmed’ by Proposed U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts
The official charitable arm of the U.S. Catholic bishops, CRS has in recent years pushed for more government funds, which make up a substantial portion of the organization’s budget.
Growing Fear for Gaza’s Future: Aid Getting Through ‘A Drop in an Ocean of Need’
Hopes for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas conflict give way to dread amid humanitarian crisis.
UNICEF Director Warns of Looming ‘Catastrophe’ in Gaza as Water Supplies Dwindle
On Oct. 20, the Catholic humanitarian group Aid to the Church in Need similarly warned of the dire consequences facing civilians.
Vatican Announces Pope Francis’ Marseille Visit Schedule; Trip to Highlight Mediterranean Migrant Crisis
The day trip in France will be Sept. 22-23.
A French-Catholic Humanitarian Tells His Story of Islamist Captivity in Iraq
For 66 days in 2020, Alexandre Goodarzy and three colleagues with SOS Chrétien Orient were held captive.
