U.S. BISHOPS, CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES CALL FOR GREATER COMMITMENT TO HELP...
WASHINGTON, DC (MetroCatholic) – Leaders of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) said they were encouraged by provisions aimed at protecting the...
View ArticleUSCCB, CRS Global Poverty Initiative Reaches Quarter Million Catholics
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) announced that they have reached over 250,000 Catholics through their...
View ArticleNationwide Catholic Response To Haiti Earthquake Will be Discussed on...
WATERTOWN, MA (MetroCatholic) – On Friday, January 15th, support for victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti will be discussed on the live CatholicTV talk show “This is the Day”. Tiziana Dearing,...
View ArticleVideo Messages of Archbishop Dolan Outline Haiti Devastation, Need for...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Chairman of Catholic Relief Services, appears in three Web videos addressing the devastation in Haiti in the wake of the January 12...
View ArticleArchbishop Dolan To Represent U.S. Bishops At Funeral Of Haitian Archbishop,...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, Chairman of the Board of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), will represent the U.S. Bishops at the Saturday, January 23, funeral of...
View ArticlePresident of U.S. Bishops Expresses Sorrow for Earthquake Aftermath in Letter...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed “profound sorrow and deepest condolences for the terrible...
View ArticleCatholic Service Agencies Serving Haitians Call For Rigorous Safeguards In...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – In a letter to three Cabinet secretaries February 4, the heads of five major Catholic agencies serving Haitian earthquake victims outlined steps that should be taken to...
View ArticleCatholics Donate Almost $60 Million Through Special Sunday Collection for Haiti
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – A special Collection for Haiti in Catholic parishes nationwide has raised $58.7 million to date. On January 13, one day after a devastating 7.0 earthquake destroyed much...
View ArticleCardinal Rigali Presents Check For Haitian Relief Efforts
PHILADELPHIA, PA (MetroCatholic) – Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, presented a check for $1,807,269 this morning to Mr. Ken Hackett, President of Catholic Relief Services, at...
View ArticleBishops’ Delegation Finds Mission to Haiti both Disturbing and Hopeful
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) sponsored a delegation July 26-August 2 to Haiti and the Caribbean region to examine the plight of Haitians...
View ArticleCatholic Relief Services responds to criticism over HIV document, employees
Baltimore, Md., Sep 6, 2012 / 10:01 am (CNA).- Catholic Relief Services has announced revisions to an HIV prevention document because of its “inappropriate information” about condoms and their use....
View ArticleCRS Rice Bowl program has new internet component
Baltimore, Md., Oct 18, 2012 / 02:03 am (CNA).- Catholic Relief Services has revamped its traditional Lenten anti-hunger Operation Rice Bowl program to allow participants to register their rice bowls...
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