The humanitarian crisis facing families in Iraq is something that was unimaginable for many of them just months ago. Since January of this year, 1.2 million Iraqis have been displaced from their homes. Christians, Yazidis, and mainstream Muslims have been slaughtered and many more hav

U.S. poverty-focused international assistance saves lives worldwide. But some in Congress propose significant cuts to this lifesaving aid to address our nation’s deficit even though it makes up less than 1% of the U.S. budget. Send a message to your elected officials here.

“God loves these people. He gives them hope when they wake up each day.” A Catholic Relief Services (CRS) staff person in Kenya spoke these words to me when I visited Kenya in September 2011. Anyone who has encountered people who are poor or suffering in some way knows the truth of th