Catholic Relief Services (CRS) was founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States to serve World War II survivors in Europe. Since then, CRS has expanded in size to reach more than 130 million people in more than 100 countries on five continents.
As the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States, their mission has been to assist impoverished and disadvantaged people overseas, working in the spirit of Catholic social teaching to promote the sacredness of human life and the dignity of the human person.
The annual CRS collection supports six Church-related agencies that offer relief and resettlement for victims of persecution, war, and natural disasters; develop projects to improving living conditions for the poor; provide legal services to immigrants; support peace and reconciliation work for people suffering from violence; and advocate for the powerless.
Over half of this annual collection goes to support the humanitarian work of CRS, which continues to help our Ukrainian sisters and brothers as well as those affected by the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey. CRS and Caritas partners on the ground are providing emergency relief and recovery with safe shelter, hot meals, hygiene supplies, transport to safe areas, counseling support, and more (CRS is part of Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of 162 Catholic relief and development organizations).
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