Speeches and Testimony from Catholic Relief Services

Speech at the Dedication of the Banda Aceh Mother and Child Hospital by CRS Executive Vice President David Piraino: August 2009; CRS Executive Vice President David Piraino at the dedication ceremony of the hospital, a project that culminates CRS' tsunami relief effort.
Ken Hackett's College of Notre Dame Commencement Address: Doing for Others, Transforming the World: May 2009; Ken Hackett addressed graduates at College of Notre Dame of Maryland's 114th Commencement.
Ken Hackett's Cabrini College Commencement Address: Go With All Your Heart: May 2009; Ken Hackett addresses the graduates at the commencement at Cabrini College in Radnor, Pa.
Ken Hackett's Commencement Address at the University of Great Falls: A Call to Uncommon Courage: May 2009; Ken Hackett addressed graduates at the University of Great Falls 75th annual commencement.
CRS Congressional Testimony On Foreign Aid Reform: April 2009; CRS advocacy director Bill O'Keefe testified on foreign aid reform before the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Africa and Global Health.
Catholic Relief Services and Fordham University: Faith, Justice and Solidarity in the 21st Century: April 2009; CRS' Michael Wiest marks a decade of collaboration between CRS and Fordham's International Political Economy and Development program.
Abp. Dolan - The Ministry of Charity, an Essential Aspect of Parish Life: Reflections on CRS and Deus Caritas Est: January 2009; Archbishop Timothy Dolan, chairman of the CRS Board, delivered this Spring 2009 Dehon Lecture at the Sacred Heart School of Theology in Milwaukee, WI.
Delivering International Food Aid and Providing Foreign Agricultural Development Assistance: July 2008; Testimony before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture
"Soaring Food Prices: A Global Crisis" Address By CRS' Frank Orzechowski at the 10th International Food Aid Conference: April 2008; Presentation to the Greater Kansas City United Nations Association
Ken Hackett's Written Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee: December 2007; Perspectives on the Next Phase of the Global Fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
CRS Testimony On HIV and Nutrition: October 2007; AnneMarie Reilly, CRS' chief of staff, testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health on "The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief: Is It Fulfilling the Nutrition and Food Security Needs of People Living with HIV and AIDS?"
CNN Interviews Jennifer Poidatz About Monsoon Relief: August 2007; CRS' Jennifer Poidatz discusses disaster preparedness in an interview with Delia Gallagher, CNN's Faith and Values anchor.