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What does the Church teach about Family, Community, and Participation?

Explore what the Catholic Church teaches about call to family, community, and participation in this video from Catholic Relief Services on Catholic Social Teaching featuring Lisa Hendey, Msgr. Ray East, and Jonathan Reyes.
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March 10, 2017
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Catholic advocacy, catholic relief services, catholic social teaching, community, CRS, family, human dignity, human responsibilities, human rights, Social Justice, solidarity, subsidiarity, USCCB

What does the Church teach about human rights & responsibilities?

Explore what the Catholic Church teaches about human rights and responsibilities in this video from Catholic Relief Services on Catholic Social Teaching featuring Cardinal Seán O’Malley, Helen Alvaré, and Bill O’Keefe.
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March 02, 2017
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Catholic advocacy, catholic relief services, catholic social teaching, CRS, human dignity, human responsibilities, human rights, Social Justice, USCCB
Hurricane Matthew Response

Catholic Relief Services Commits $5 Million to Hurricane Matthew Response

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is committing an initial $5 million to help Haiti and other countries in the Caribbean recover from Hurricane Matthew, the powerful storm that has left hundreds dead and devastated communities in this nation still recovering from the earthquake that stru
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October 13, 2016
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catholic relief services, CRS, haiti, Hurricane Matthew Response

Care for God’s Creation

September 1 is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Pope Francis urges us to see this as “a precious opportunity to renew our personal participation in this vocation as custodians of creation, raising to God our thanks for the marvelous works that He has entrusted t
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September 01, 2015
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care for creation, care for creation day, catholic environment, catholic relief services, catholic social teaching, CRS, Environment, Laudato Si', pope francis, pope francis ecology

Catholic Relief Services Mobilizes Response to Nepal Earthquake

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is launching a major relief effort in response to the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday, April 24. A CRS team is on the ground in Kathmandu, the capital city and one of the most affected areas, and our local partner Caritas Nepal has s
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April 28, 2015
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catholic relief services, CRS, disaster relief, nepal
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Pennsylvania Native Serves as Catholic Relief Services Fellow

Many Catholics know of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) as the international charitable outreach of the church. When the devastating typhoon hit the Philippines, parishes across Pennsylvania held collections to send aid. Emergency relief is an important part of CRS’s work, but they do s
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February 18, 2015
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CRS, Diocese of Scranton, root causes of poverty, Rwanda, Villanova Univeristy

Urge Congress to Protect Vulnerable People, Promote Peace

Protect Vulnerable People: Our brothers and sisters who have had to flee conflict in Syria and violence in Iraq now face harsh winter conditions. In Lebanon, Catholic Relief Services and our partner the Good Shepherd Sisters have been distributing shelter materials, food, blankets and
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February 06, 2015
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catholic relief services, CRS, Israel, Palestine, syria, USCCB
Iraqi Christian, CRS

Call on Congress to Support Refugees from Iraq and Syria

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
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September 19, 2014
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catholic relief services, Catholics Confront, Catholics Confront Global Poverty, CRS, Iraqi refugees, Syrian Refugees
Catholic Iraq

Iraq: CRS, Caritas Reach Displaced Families

Escalating violence in northern and central Iraq has caused devastation and mass displacement of 1.2 million people since January. Fear looms as the Islamic State of Iraq and greater Syria (ISIS) has taken control of large swaths of the Ninewa, Salah Al-Din and Diyala provinces. Relig
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August 12, 2014
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catholic relief services, CRS, Iraq, ISIS, What is Catholic response to Iraq crisis

World Water Day is Saturday, March 22.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) works throughout the world to provide clean water and sanitation to our brothers and sisters in need. CRS is grateful for the on-going prayers and support of the Catholic community in the U.S. Right now, another special way you can support our water and
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March 18, 2014
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