As we prepare to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace, violence and civil unrest continue to dominate the daily headlines. The people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo cry out for an end to their suffering. Our…

As we enter the height of the Atlantic hurricane season, disaster preparedness is very much on our minds at Catholic Relief Services.

CRS is known for our efficient and effective response to disaster. But a key aspect of emergency response is…

I recently had the opportunity to visit Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and one of the places most affected by high food prices. I saw firsthand the difficulties the food crisis is causing and the choices it…

For the past several years, Catholic Relief Services has had the great privilege to be part of a miracle.

It was not long ago that we were forced to watch in despair as our brothers and sisters wasted away and eventually died from AIDS. HIV was running rampant, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, and there was little we could do. A diagnosis was a death sentence. And HIV was having a crippling effect, destroying economies and breaking up families. Husbands and wives were widowed, children lost their parents.

New hope came through a miracle of science called antiretroviral drug therapy, which literally gives new life to people living with HIV. But this so-called "AIDS cocktail" of drugs is expensive, and at first it was only available to people of means. It certainly wasn't an option in the poor communities served by organizations like CRS. That is, it wasn't an option until PEPFAR.

This month we mark the third anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami that struck in the early morning the day after Christmas 2004. This unfathomable disaster took the lives of an estimated 200,000 people and left millions more without homes.…

Each year on the second Sunday of May, we honor and celebrate the lives of mothers. In our own lives, our mothers are the source of our being and a font of cherished memory. Around the world, it is the…

The recent death of Pope John Paul II was a great loss for the Roman Catholic Church. Pope John Paul was an inspiration to anyone who yearns for a world of justice and peace.

His guidance renewed in us our need…