Together, after reaching 200+ million people in 2025, our mission continues. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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A Family Blessing |
Lord of all, Bless our families— whether formed by blood or by circumstance, make them holy. |
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A Gift of Water from Pope Leo XIV Brings Hope to Families in El Salvador |
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Access to clean water is essential to health and dignity. This effort helps CRS and Church partners expand safe drinking water systems—protecting families and strengthening community life for years to come. |
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Tell Congress: Help Families Facing Hunger |
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Your voice can help ensure families have food in an emergency—and the tools to rebuild after crisis. Email Congress today to support robust funding for international humanitarian and development assistance so parents like Huguette can keep children healthy and in school. |
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Together, We Reached More Than 200 Million People in 2025 |
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Watch highlights from our 2025 Global Results and see the impact your support helped make worldwide. |
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Did You Know There’s a Lifesaving—and Tax-Saving—Way to Give |
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If you have a donor-advised fund, it can be a perfect way to support families around the world—while also receiving tax benefits. |
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“Christ is our Savior, and in Him, we are one family.” |
—Pope Leo XIV |
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The CRS Briefing is a monthly service to our supporters. We aspire to keep you informed of our progress and up to date on issues that affect the people we serve in more than 90 countries around the world. Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States, easing suffering and providing assistance to people in need without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations to CRS are tax-deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. |
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Photos by Oscar Leiva/Silverlight, Fernando Gómez, Nadia Todres, Benny Manser and Mussa Uwitonze for CRS |
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© 2026 Catholic Relief Services 228 West Lexington Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3413 community@crs.org | 877-435-7277 |
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