Caritas, the church’s charitable agency, was responding to Hurricane Eta, which hit Nicaragua Nov. 3 and threatened to provoke devastating flooding and destruction as it moved through Central America.
Church responds as Hurricane Eta pounds Central America
Predicted return of deadly locusts triggers fear in East Africa
At stake are the food security and livelihoods of millions in the region, according to clerics and agency officials.
Georgia Tech students craft carbon plan for CRS to reduce fleet emissions
Catholic Relief Services is adopting the students’ proposal to reduce an estimated 6 million to 9 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions among the agency’s more than 1,300 vehicles.
CRS unveils hunger awareness campaign as pandemic hinders access to food
As tens of millions more people are at risk of acute hunger because of the global coronavirus pandemic, Catholic Relief Services is embarking on a campaign to raise awareness, advocate and raise funds to head off the brewing crisis.
CRS health official keeps close eye on coronavirus
Suzanne Van Hulle, the global public health expert for Catholic Relief Services, is paying particularly close attention to the spread of the virus, also called COVID-19, to ensure CRS staff members in Asia are safe.
My favorite memory: Visiting Angola with Bishop Kinney
In 1997 in war-torn Angola, Bishop John Kinney saw Christ in the face of those most in need.
Parishes asked to take up special collection for hurricane victims
Bishop Donald Kettler is asking parishes of the Diocese of St. Cloud to take up a special collection during the next few weeks to assist victims of Hurricane Dorian.
‘You have to have faith,’ Bahamian resident says of Dorian recovery
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo in a Sept. 4 statement said: “We are extremely mindful of the dire need faced by the community in the Bahamas so devastated by this catastrophic storm.