Crs 75th Anniversary

Nikki Gamer: Hi, everyone, this is Nikki Gamer for Catholic Relief Services. And thanks for tuning into Behind the Story, a podcast series that gives you a backstage pass to putting your faith into action for global impact. In this episode, we’ll be talking to Sean Callahan, president and CEO, about his decades-long commitment to making […]

Through the stories of Dave and Nathalie Piraino, both former CRS staff, we travel to Rwanda to learn more about the genocide where more than 800,000 people were massacred in just 100 days … and how that event influenced CRS to turn its focus to justice.

Through the stories of Dave and Nathalie Piraino, both former CRS staff, we travel to Rwanda to learn about the events leading up to the genocide of April 1994, when more than 800,000 people were massacred in just 100 days.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we show you the impact of Catholic Relief Services’ last resettlement program in the U.S. on thousands of Cuban refugees in the 1960s.

We take a peek behind the curtain to see how we’ve built on 75 years to become a leader in emergency response and recovery.

Every day, CRS works with some of the most vulnerable children on Earth. Hear how they inspire us with their courage and resilience during the most difficult situations.

Love, play, care and laughter are ingredients that make up a well-rounded childhood. Hear how Catholic Relief Services is helping families on the margins—of violence, hunger and disease—raise healthy and happy children.

Mother Teresa. Eileen Egan. Dorothy Day. These are the women who inspire us. Hear from Dr. Carolyn Y. Woo, the former—and first woman—president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services, who was educated by Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong.

Discover the legacy of Monsignor John Romaniello, the famous “Noodle Priest” who fed hundreds of thousands of hungry children in Hong Kong, created the first food-for-work programs and appeared on the iconic 1960s TV show, To Tell the Truth.

Hear about the courageous and unlikely adventures of Monsignor Wilson Kaiser as he traveled across sub-Saharan Africa in a VW bus, establishing CRS’ first country programs—and relationships that would last decades.