The following letter from Ken Hackett, President of Catholic Relief Services, shares crucial information about the growing disaster in East Africa: You are probably starting to hear about a humanitarian crisis unfolding in East Africa, mostly affecting Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. Catholic Relief Services staff in the region report dreadful conditions. This just came...
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The leaders of more than fifty Christian denominations and organizations, including the presidents of Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Charities, and Bishop Stephen E. Blaire, Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Domestic Justice, have signed the document printed below, calling for our political leaders to protect poor and vulnerable people, as they act to...
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This weekend’s gospel story of the woman at the well, coupled with our local flooding concerns, challenges us to think about water in many ways – spiritually, socially, economically, environmentally. It is fitting that World Water Day, sponsored by the U.N., was recognized this past week, with the theme of “Water for Cities: Responding...
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December 1st is World AIDS Day, a day to remember those who have died from AIDS, those who carry the burden of AIDS or HIV and their families, and those who work to prevent the spread of this disease. One of the most involved and compassionate groups is Catholic Relief Services, who share the...
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Recent monsoon rains have caused disastrous conditions and unimaginable suffering for the people of Pakistan. Catholic Relief Services, who have been working in Pakistan since 1954, are calling on the Catholic community for a generous and compassionate response to relief efforts there. The following story by Liz O’Neill, CRS Communcations Officer for Europe, the...
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I recently received the following letter from the President of Catholic Relief Services: Dear Friend, As we commemorate our nation’s independence and its values of liberty and justice for all, it is a shocking fact that slavery and human trafficking have been experiencing a dramatic resurgence in recent years. Trafficking in persons is the...
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Catholic Relief Services recently announced the selection of Margaret Bitz as a CRS Fair Trade Ambassador. Margaret’s commitment to justice and especially her enthusiasm for Fair Trade products are well-known to Nativity parishioners, so this recognition of her knowledge, skills and dedication comes as no surprise to us. She will join approximately twenty participants...
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Catholic Relief Service’s President Ken Hackett has sent us this news about their work in Haiti: While roads are starting to clear and food and aid are reaching hundreds of thousands of people, the needs are still enormous in Haiti. Toppled buildings, sprawling camps and tented homes set up on the roadside are sobering...
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How can we respond to the needs of the people of Haiti? The massive earthquake that struck near the capital of Port-au-Prince has caused enormous destruction and suffering to the nation considered the poorest in the Western Hemisphere. Haiti was still recovering from a series of deadly hurricanes when the quake struck this week....
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December 1st is World AIDS Day. Our parish focus this year – “Go…make disciples of all nations…” has challenged us to look beyond our own boundaries and confront some of the most difficult problems facing our world. Catholic Relief Services has been a leader in responding to the international AIDS/HIV crisis over the past...
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