CRS Archives

CRS official in Gaza: ‘I know these people. They are not numbers’

May 21, 2021

With pressure for a cease-fire increasing, 11 days of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza are taking a toll both mentally and physically on the Gaza population, said Bassam Nasser, head of the Gaza office for Catholic Relief Services. The father of four teenagers, he said he was thankful his family has

By Judith Sudilovsky

CRS shifts into gear to help during ‘crisis on top of other crises’

Feb 9, 2021

Though COVID-19 seems like the global enemy to defeat, for aid organizations such as Catholic Relief Services, it is simply another crisis to respond to, said Bill O’Keefe, executive vice president for mission and mobilization for the international agency.

By Rhina Guidos

CRS health official keeps close eye on coronavirus

Feb 16, 2020

The coronavirus has the world’s attention.

By Carol Zimmermann

Salvadoran cardinal calls for prudence, patience amid political turmoil

Feb 12, 2020

A Salvador cardinal urged “prudence” from the politicians in the Central American country as the president pushed congress to approve a package of security spending.

By David Agren

Minnesota Catholics join Archbishop Hebda for CRS trip to Laos, Cambodia

Aug 18, 2019

“Being on the CRS trip and seeing the work they do really opened my eyes,” a person traveling to Asia with the organization said. “It’s not as if I didn’t understand there were problems that existed in these parts of the world. I certainly was aware of that. You just have a different sense of it when you go and encounter them face-to-face.”

By Dave Hrbacek

From Venezuela to Syria, the Church’s charities are front and center

May 25, 2019

Despite its flaws, the Catholic Church is a remarkable intelligence network, one with personnel always front and center in countries marred by man-made or natural crises.

By Inés San Martín

Four CRS staffers, humanitarian workers aboard Ethiopian jet that crashed

Mar 11, 2019

Four Catholic Relief Service staff members on their way to a training session in Nairobi, Kenya, were among the passengers aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed moments after takeoff in the east African nation.

By Dennis Sadowski

CRS working in Indonesia to assess needs of tsunami survivors

Dec 26, 2018

Catholic Relief Services is working with local partners to help determine the greatest needs of survivors of Indonesia’s Dec. 22 tsunami, said Yenni Suryani, country manager for the U.S. agency.

By Catholic News Service