Catholic Relief Services

(OSV News) — Despite daunting odds, Catholic Relief Services and its on-the-ground partners have managed to deliver aid to 1.7 million people in Gaza since 2023, according to new data. …

More than 780,000 children across 11 countries will be left without their school meal, in many cases their only meal of the day, CRS said.

Rice Bowl combines the traditional Lenten practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving to provide humanitarian aid, spiritual renewal and increased solidarity with those in need.

CRS said the Trump administration’s “termination of dozens of its life-saving projects,” including 11 operating under humanitarian waivers, “will permanently cut off critical aid to more than 20 million people …

Amid the Trump administration’s halt on foreign aid and government cuts, the U.S. Catholic bishops are urging faithful to support the 2025 Catholic Relief Services collection.

With global hunger rising, an annual Lenten initiative by the U.S. Catholic bishops has “never been more needed,” says Catholic Relief Services official.

Through CRS’s Rice Bowl program, participants donate Lenten alms, eat simple meals and learn about those who benefit from the campaign worldwide.

“As Catholics in a global Church, we witness to the power of God’s love through our presence and assistance to those who are vulnerable,” says U.S. bishop.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Amid ongoing uncertainty about the future of the U.S. Agency for International Development, the former head of Catholic Relief Services told OSV News that cutting off USAID funding …