It’s no longer the experience of slavery that ties the people of Nova Conquista together. It’s the five-year fight to demand that the Brazilian government compensate them for their lost time.

crisis such as this forces mothers, in particular, to make very difficult decisions one should never have to make. When faced with a situation so dire, women sometimes have to choose which child to feed because there is not enough for everyone to survive.

Africa is one of the most dynamic continents in terms of the Catholic Church, and the Church has an important role in Africa. And the Pope’s visit really reinforces the action of the Church in Africa.

Decisions that we make in the U.S., both as individuals and as a government, can impact food security in other countries.

Last Friday marked the final day of the 50-year history of U.S.-provided food aid in India.

Twenty years ago, Mother Teresa traveled to Calcutta’s Alipore Jail to collect a group of women who were being released and entrusted to her care. When she arrived the women seemed troubled. Although they wanted very much to leave with…

By Michael Hill
Even as Catholic Relief Services continues to deliver relief supplies to the Haitian people, our staff is working on long-term recovery plans for this country, which was devastated by the January 12 earthquake that killed over 200,000.…

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 reminders…

Catholic Relief Services began turning a Port-au-Prince golf course into one of the first formal camps for the displaced as other staff delivered medical supplies to St. Francois de Sales hospital, getting that heavily damaged facility up and running,…

We wanted to update you on the situation in Haiti and how Catholic Relief Services is responding. Almost immediately following the earthquake, CRS began delivering lifesaving supplies, including food and water, to desperate survivors. The supplies were already in place…