Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Devastation from Aug. 26 flooding and mudslides along the Nepal-China border is staggering, and the road to recovery will be long, a Catholic aid worker now on the ground in …

A U.S. Catholic bishop is calling on the international community to step up aid after devastating torrents of water and mud raged along the Nepal-China border, killing more than 580 …

Funding will enable CRS to partner with Caritas Cuba to provide “emergency food and hygiene supplies to nearly 200,000 households, or more than half a million people,” across Cuba.

Catholic Relief Services and Caritas Venezuela have together distributed hundreds of emergency food and hygiene kits, along with tarpaulins for shelter.

Treatable visual impairment is among the most prevalent yet under-prioritized health challenges globally, although the tools to address it already exist.

More than 1.5 million — including 44 cardinals and 417 bishops from across the globe — flocked in 1976 to Philadelphia for the 41st International Eucharistic Congress.

“CRS is grateful for the opportunity to reach more people affected by crisis, at a time when humanitarian needs far exceed available resources.”

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — As international health officials warn the Ebola outbreak in central Africa had a “big head start,” Catholic Relief Services, the overseas relief and development arm of the …

As Ebola spreads, its impact is being felt in the Catholic community in Africa, as it forces the postponement of the Uganda Martyrs Day celebration.

“We give thanks for a priest whose life was a gift poured out in service” and who touched countless lives “by his compassion, leadership and unwavering faith.”