The humanitarian arm of the Catholic Church started with the transport of Polish refugees from Russia in 1943. In the decades to follow, Catholic Relief Services would work at ground zero after some of history’s greatest disasters: hurricanes in Honduras and Guatemala, tribal war in Sudan, drought in Somalia, and earthquakes in Haiti. With 5,000 workers in 91 nations, CRS is the ideal agency to confront poverty, hunger, disease, and other crises worldwide.
The Catholic Relief Services Collection on August 2-3 supports CRS and four other ministries: Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), Migration and Refugee Services (MRS), Social Development and World Peace (SDWP), and The Holy Father’s Relief Fund.
Started in 1988, CLINIC has offered legal services to 600,000 low-income immigrants annually in the United States. MRS focuses on the needs of asylum seekers, refugees, minors, and victims of human trafficking. Social Development is centered on international issues like peace, foreign assistance, and religious freedom. The Holy Father’s Relief Fund provides assistance to victims of natural disasters and other emergencies around the world.
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Heavenly Father, make us your servant. Give us the strength to be champions of our faith in our communities and around the world.
Through your grace, we can live the beatitudes with vigor. Inspired by the Good Shepherd, we vow to tend to the sick, hungry and homeless overseas.
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In your name, we offer help and hope in abundance.
To learn more about this important collection, please visit usccb.org/crscollection, crs.org, and crsespanol.org.