Press Releases from Catholic Relief Services
We're here to provide you with up-to-date information on relief responses to world emergencies, the global issues affecting programming in underdeveloped countries as well as "in-the-field" perspectives on CRS programming overseas including areas such as HIV and AIDS, agriculture, health and nutrition, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.
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Press Releases are available from the following years:
Nicaragua, El Salvador Devastated By Hurricane
November 10, 2009, Baltimore, MD
Hurricane Ida roared through Central America leaving over a 130 dead and thousands displaced in Nicaragua and El Salvador.
Reaching Out to the Most Threatened Populations in the World
October 22, 2009, Baltimore, MD
Catholic Relief Services to Host Conference on Protecting People with No Safety Net
Media Alert: Catholic Relief Services Braces for Typhoon Parma to Make Landfall in Philippines
October 02, 2009, Baltimore, MD
Aid workers on the ground in Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam; available for media interviews
Catholic Relief Services Responds to Four Emergencies in One Week
September 30, 2009, Manila, The Philippines
CRS Commits $1 Million for Emergency Relief in Southeast Asia
Philippines Flooding: CRS aids Typhoon Survivors, Provides $250,000 in Immediate Assistance to Evacuees
September 28, 2009, Manila, Philippines
CRS pledged $250,000 in aid to its partner, Caritas Philippines.
USCCB, CRS Global Poverty Initiative Reaches Quarter Million Catholics
September 21, 2009, Baltimore, MD
CRS and the USCCB announced that they have reached over 250,000 Catholics through their Catholics Confront Global Poverty initiative.
Catholic Relief Services to Assist Flood Victims in Burkina Faso
September 08, 2009, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
CRS commits $250,000 in private funds for displaced residents
CRS Applauds Pres. Obama's Announcement of $20 Billion G-8 Commitment to Food Security
July 10, 2009, Baltimore, MD
CRS Advocacy Director Bill O'Keefe says commitment is a good first step, but we must have funding in the pipeline.
Catholic Relief Services Fights Hunger in Madagascar
July 01, 2009, Baltimore, MD
CRS Leads $85 Million USAID Food Security Initiative
CRS Supports Roadmap Legislation that Addresses Global Hunger and Promotes Food Security
June 17, 2009, Baltimore, MD
CRS supports a bill introduced by Reps. McGovern and Emerson that addresses global hunger and promotes food security.
Egan Award for Journalistic Excellence Winners Announced
June 10, 2009, Baltimore, MD
Catholic Relief Services Honors Outstanding Catholic Journalists
Catholic Relief Services Applauds Pres. Obama's Call for Peace in the Holy Land
June 04, 2009, Baltimore, MD
CRS urges the Obama Administration to pursue a two state solution for Middle East peace.
CRS Continues to Aid Drought-Affected Ethiopians Via $50 Million in Additional Food Relief From U.S. Government
May 14, 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
New Shipments of Emergency Food to Stave Off Hunger as Drought Continues
Catholic Relief Services to Distribute 2.8 Million Treated Mosquito Nets in Niger
April 23, 2009, Dakar, Senegal
The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria donates more than $37 million to the cause
Climate Change and Coffee
April 22, 2009, Baltimore, MD and Waterbury, VT
CRS and Partner Win $200,000 Grant from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.
CRS Launches Holistic, Market-Based Approach to Agricultural Development at Apr. 20 Symposium
April 16, 2009, Washington, D.C.
CRS will launch a new 5-year agricultural strategy that adopts a holistic, market-based approach to increase the incomes of farm families.
CRS Life-Saving Food Aid Aboard Hijacked Vessel
April 09, 2009, Baltimore, MD
Commodities bound for 8,000 orphans and others in Rwanda
Catholic Relief Services Offers Assistance to Italy's Earthquake Victims
April 08, 2009, Baltimore, MD
Donations collected on behalf of Caritas Italiana
Joan Rosenhauer Appointed New CRS Executive Vice President for U.S. Operations
March 26, 2009, Baltimore, MD
Rosenhauer joins CRS from USCCB
Where There Is No Tap to Turn On: Why Clean Water Is Vital to Saving Lives
March 17, 2009, Baltimore, MD
Catholic Relief Services Marks World Water Day
CRS Joins a Large Humanitarian Coalition in Launching a Roadmap to End Global Hunger
February 24, 2009, Washington, D.C.
Ken Hackett joins more than 30 humanitarian organizations in calling for a new comprehensive plan for the U.S. government to end global hunger.
Catholic Relief Services and U.S. Bishops Join Forces to Launch Nationwide Initiative to Combat Global Poverty
February 23, 2009, Washington, D.C.
Initiative calls upon Catholics to act and advocate
Ken Hackett Congratulates Archbishop Dolan on his Appointment to Lead the New York Archdiocese
February 23, 2009, Baltimore, MD
Ken Hackett's statement on the appointment of Archbishop Timothy Dolan as the next Archbishop of New York
Catholic Relief Services to Aid 28,000 in Gaza and the West Bank
February 19, 2009, Baltimore, MD
New Grants to Be Used for Food, Home Repairs
Papal Message Reflects Core Principles of Operation Rice Bowl
February 09, 2009, Baltimore, MD
National Lenten Initiative Calls on Catholics to Fast; Fight Hunger
Crisis in Gaza: Catholic Relief Services Responds
January 13, 2009, Baltimore, MD.
$350,000 to Provide Food, Blankets and More to Vulnerable Families
