Catholic Relief & Charity

Bishops’ conference opens with nod to historic presidential election
Nov 11 2008
BALTIMORE – The historic significance of the election of President-elect Barack Obama dominated the opening address of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall general assembly Nov. 10 in Baltimore.

Financial-bailout rejection by Congress poses new concerns
Oct 03 2008
WASHINGTON – To those entrusted with husbanding the financial portfolios of Catholic foundations and institutions, the Sept. 29 rejection by the U.S. House of a $700 billion package to shore up the nation’s financial systems posed new concerns about the economy and those charged with overseeing it.

Catholic agencies cautiously prepare for economic future
Oct 02 2008
WASHINGTON – Officials at Catholic aid agencies said it is too early to tell how the shaky economy will affect their donations and investments and noted they are cautiously preparing for the future.

CRS steps it up in a time of crisis
Sep 28 2008
Kenneth Hackett knows things are bad when the Missionaries of Charity come knocking on his doors at the international headquarters of Catholic Relief Services in Baltimore.

CRS steps it up in a time of crisis
Sep 26 2008
Kenneth Hackett knows things are bad when the Missionaries of Charity come knocking on his doors at the international headquarters of Catholic Relief Services in Baltimore.

Economic crisis, low media focus blamed for scant storm relief gifts
Sep 23 2008
WASHINGTON – The combined hurricanes and tropical storms that have devastated U.S. communities and Caribbean nations in the past few months has exceeded the damage Hurricane Katrina inflicted on New Orleans in 2005, but donations for relief efforts this time are drastically less.

Prayers offered at Capitol for poverty to become a campaign issue
Sep 17 2008
WASHINGTON – The needs of poor and marginalized people deserve the same attention from government officials as the current needs of Wall Street’s failing financial firms, said a group of religious leaders.

Catholics worldwide reach out to Haiti following devastating storms
Sep 15 2008
VATICAN CITY – Catholic relief agencies and parishes worldwide are responding to the devastation in Haiti, battered by four deadly hurricanes.

U.S. bishops ask Bush to allow money, travel to Cuba after hurricanes
Sep 12 2008
WASHINGTON – The U.S. bishops have urged President George W. Bush to suspend – even temporarily – the U.S. government’s ban on remittances and travel to Cuba “in light of the devastation and humanitarian disaster caused by recent hurricanes in Cuba.”

Social action advocates discuss racism, study coalition-building
Aug 04 2008
ATLANTA – During a discussion on racism at an Atlanta institute for Catholic social advocates, a theology professor told participants the Catholic Church has not been a beacon of racial justice in the United States, but has the tools to be an advocate for racial reconciliation.

Mexican activist praises Catholic Church’s work on immigration
Aug 01 2008
WASHINGTON – Mauricio Farah Gebara, an official with the National Commission of Human Rights in Mexico, praised the Catholic Church in Mexico and in the United States for their “outstanding work on behalf of immigrants and their families.”

Cardinals say immigration at ‘dark moment’ in US but call for hope
Jul 30 2008
WASHINGTON – Two Catholic cardinals called the current U.S. immigration situation “a terrible crisis” and “a dark moment in our nation’s history” in remarks they made July 28 at the opening Mass and plenary session of the 2008 National Migration Conference.

CRS official urges Congress to respond to food crisis facing Africans
Jul 24 2008
WASHINGTON – A Catholic Relief Services official urged Congress to reinforce recent supplemental funding with $1.6 billion in additional resources for food and security programs in Africa.

Teens forever changed by Justice Action Week
Jul 13 2008
For many suburban children and teenagers, there is one Baltimore.

Teens forever changed by Justice Action Week
Jul 12 2008
For many suburban children and teenagers, there is one Baltimore.