(OSV News) — Catholics in the U.S. offered steadfast support to those impacted by natural disasters throughout 2024, Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia told OSV News. The archbishop, who …
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BALTIMORE (OSV News) — On the first day of the public session of the U.S. bishops’ annual fall meeting in Baltimore, the importance of the church’s mission in light of …
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CRS calls House version of foreign spending bill ‘inconsistent’ with US ‘values, interests’
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Catholic Relief Services, the international relief and development agency of the Catholic Church in the U.S., criticized funding legislation recently passed by the U.S. House as …
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JERUSALEM (OSV News) — As tensions and the number of victims mount in southern Gaza Strip, Catholic Relief Services said it has not been able to get humanitarian aid through …
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By giving to CRS collection, Catholics ‘walk with Jesus on his mission of mercy,’ bishop says
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsWASHINGTON (OSV News) — By donating to the annual Catholic Relief Services collection of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholics “have the opportunity to walk with Jesus on his …
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(OSV News) — As the Israel-Hamas war enters its fourth month, ending hostilities “all around” to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip has become critical, the head of a …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — More than a year after floods submerged one-third of Pakistan, “women in particular are (still) being impacted,” said the head of programming for Catholic Relief Services …
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Maryland court rules religious exemption bars discrimination claim against CRS
by Julie Asherby Julie Asher(OSV News) — The Maryland Supreme Court ruled Aug. 14 that the religious exemption in the state’s Fair Employment Practices Act “bars claims (of) religious, sexual orientation, and gender identity …
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Two Catholic Relief Services’ workers slain in Ethiopia amid Easter Sunday unrest
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(OSV News) — Two Catholic Relief Services staff members were shot and killed Easter Sunday in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, according to the U.S. Catholic Church’s international aid agency. Details of …
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Bush marks 20 years of PEPFAR, joining Catholic leaders in calling for its renewal in HIV/AIDS fight
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Former President George W. Bush marked the 20th anniversary of the PEPFAR program at a Feb. 24 event in the nation’s capital, casting the program as …