Global Issues

"Through the eyes of faith, the starving child, the believer in jail, and the woman without clean water or health care are not issues, but Jesus in disguise. The human and moral costs of the arms trade, international debt, environmental neglect, and ethnic violence are not abstractions, but tests of our faith. Violence in the Holy Land, tribal combat in Africa, religious persecution, and starvation around the world are not just headlines, but a call to action. As Catholics, we are called to renew the earth, not escape its challenge."

Called to Global Solidarity: International Challenges for U.S. Parishes

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1997

• Letter to House Appropriations Committee on Cuts to Poverty-Focused Assistance
  Bishop Howard J. Hubbard and Ken Hackett, July 29, 2011
• Letter to Senate on FY 2012 Budget Resolution
  Bishop Stephen E. Blaire and Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, May 5, 2011
• Letter to House on FY 2012 Budget Resolution
  Bishop Stephen E. Blaire and Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, April 13, 2011
• Letter to Senate on Cuts in Poverty-Focused International Assistance
  Bishop Howard J. Hubbard and Ken Hackett, February 22, 2011
  
• Letter to House on Cuts in Poverty-Focused International Assistance
  Bishop Howard J. Hubbard and Ken Hackett, February 14, 2011
  
• Hill Notes:  Preserve Poverty-Focused Development and Humanitarian Assistance
  February 2011
  
• Background:  Poverty-Focused International Assistance
  February 2011
• Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee on FY 2011 International Assistance Budget
  Bishop Howard J. Hubbard and Ken Hackett, April 27, 2010
• Letter to House Appropriations Committee on FY 2011 International Assistance Budget
  Bishop Howard J. Hubbard and Ken Hackett, April 27, 2010
• Letter to Senate State and Foreign Operations Committee on the FY 2010 Haiti Supplemental Bill
  Bishop Howard J. Hubbard and Ken Hackett, April 13, 2010
• Letter to House State and Foreign Operations Committee on the FY 2010 Haiti Supplemental Bill
  Bishop Howard J. Hubbard and Ken Hackett, April 13, 2010
• International Assistance and Development: The Big Picture and Afghanistan
  February 2010
• International Assistance and Development: The Big Picture and Haiti
  February 2010
• Background on International Food Crisis
  February 2010
• Background on Foreign Assistance Reform
  February 2010
• Remarks to Religious Leaders' Press Conference at G20 Meeting
  Dr. Stephen M. Colecchi, September 23, 2009
• Letter to G8 Heads of State on Poverty and Climate Change
  Presidents of Bishops' Conferences of G8 Nations, June 22, 2009
• Letter to Chairman Berman on Foreign Assistance Reform
  Bishop Howard Hubbard and Mr. Ken Hackett, May 18, 2009
• Letter to House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Climate Change
  Bishop Howard Hubbard and Mr. Ken Hackett, May 18, 2009
• Framework for Foreign Assistance Reform
  May 14, 2009
• Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee on FY2009 Supplemental
  Bishop Howard Hubbard and Mr. Ken Hackett, May 11, 2009
• Letter to the Senate Budget Committee on FY 2010 International Affairs Budget
  Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, April 20, 2009
• Letter to the House Budget Committee on FY 2010 International Affairs Budget
  Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, April 20, 2009
• Letter to US Congress on 2009 Budget
  Bishop William F. Murphy and Bishop Howard J. Hubbard
  March 26, 2009
• Testimony on FY 2010 Foreign Assistance to House Committee on Appropriations
  USCCB and CRS - March 23, 2009
• Questions on Church Teaching and International Assistance
  March 2009
• Backgrounder on Increase and Reform Foreign Aid
  February 2009
• Understanding the International Food Crisis
  February 5, 2009
• Religious Statement on Foreign Assistance Reform
  February 2, 2009
• Global Food Crisis Policy Framework 
  December 09, 2008
• Press Release: Catholic Bishops and Catholic Relief Services Welcome Passage of PEPFAR Reauthorization
  July 25, 2008
• Letter to House on PEPFAR
  Bishop Thomas Wenski and Mr. Ken Hackett, July 16, 2008
• Action Alert: Senate Needs to Move PEPFAR Now
  June 27, 2008
• Letter from Bishops' Conferences to G-8 Leaders
  Cardinal Francis George, June 17, 2008
• Letter to the House Leadership on the FY 08 Emergency Supplemental
  Bishop Thomas Wenski and Mr. Ken Hackett, April 28, 2008
• Letter to the Senate Leadership on the FY 08 Emergency Supplemental
  Bishop Thomas Wenski and Mr. Ken Hackett, April 28, 2008
• Action Alert: President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief
  March 31, 2008
• Testimony on the FY 09 Foreign Assistance Budget
  March 20, 2008
• Update on PEPFAR
  March 19, 2008
• Letter to Senate Committee on PEPFAR Reauthorization
  Bishop Thomas Wenski and Mr. Ken Hackett, March 12, 2008
• Letter to House on PEPFAR Reauthorization
  Bishop Thomas Wenski and Mr. Ken Hackett, March 7, 2008
• Background on HIV-AIDS PEPFAR
  February 2008
• Background on Development Assistance
  February 2008
• Hill Notes on HIV & AIDS
  February 2008
• Letter to House Committee on PEPFAR Reauthorization
  Bishop Thomas Wenski and Mr. Ken Hackett, February 6, 2008
• Letter to Senate on Global Poverty Act of 2007
  Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, December 12, 2007
• Action Alert: Global Poverty Act of 2007
  July 24, 2007
• Action Alert on Abstinence Education and Ban on Abortion Funding in Foreign Ops Appropriations Bill
  June 27, 2007
• Letter to Representatives Smith and Bachus on Global Poverty Act of 2007
  Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, June 25, 2007
• Action Alert: Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill
  June 19, 2007
• Letter to House Representatives on PEPFAR Funding
  Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, June 18, 2007
• Cardinal Rigali Urges House to Preserve the Mexico City Policy
  June 18, 2007
• Letter from Bishops' Conferences to G-8 Leaders
  Bishop William S. Skylstad, May 31, 2007
• Testimony on FY2008 Foreign Assistance
  Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, May 4, 2007
• Letter to Conferees on Emergency Supplemental
  Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, April 20, 2007
• Background on Development Assistance
  February 2007
• Letter to Senate Regarding "Continuing Resolution"
  Bishop Thomas G. Wenski and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, January 17, 2007
• Letter to House Regarding "Continuing Resolution"
  Bishop Thomas G. Wenski and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, January 17, 2007
• Thank You: Haiti Trade Preference Pass
  USCCB and CRS, December 11, 2006
• Letter to House and Senate on FY 2007 Foreign Operations Appropriations
  CRS and USCCB, October 30, 2006
• Update on Catholic Campaign Against Global Poverty
  June 2006
• Urge Your Representative to Support Foreign Aid
  June 5, 2006
• Letter to Representatives Regula and Obey on HIV/AIDS Funding
  Bishop Thomas Wenski, June 1, 2006
• Letter to Senator Thad Cochran on Funding for 302(b)
  Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, May 22, 2006
• Letter to House and Senate Conference Committee on the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
  Bishop Nicholas Dimarzio and Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, May 19, 2006
• Action Alert: Urge Your Senators to Support Assistance for Haiti and African Countries
  April 24, 2006
• Backgrounder on Development Assistance
  April 2006
• Action Alert: Urge Your Senators to Support Emergency Assistance for Sudan, Liberia and Haiti
  March 31, 2006
• Letter on H.R. 4939 to Senate Committee on Appropriations
  Bishop Thomas G. Wenski and Ken Hackett, March 29, 2006
• Testimony on 2007 Foreign Operations
  USCCB and CRS, March 21, 2006
• Action Alert: Urge Your Representatives to Retain Funding for Food Aid, Sudan and Liberia
  March 13, 2006
• Letter to the U.S. Senate on 2007 Budget Resolution
  Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, March 13, 2006
• Letter to House Committee on Appropriations on 2006 Supplemental Emergency Appropriation
  Bishop Thomas G. Wenski and Ken Hackett, March 7, 2006
• Action Alert: Urge Your Senators to Restore Vital Foreign Aid Funding
  March 2006
• Backgrounder on Development Assistance
  February 2006
• Letter to Ambassador John J. Danilovich on the Millenium Challenge Account
  Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, February 3, 2006
• Letter to Secretary Rice on Foreign Assistance
  Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, January 2, 2006
• Letter to House Representatives on Budget Reconciliation
  November 8, 2005
• Action Alert: Urge Key Senators to Fund International Assistance Priorities in FY 2006
  October 2005
• Letter to Senator McConnell on Foreign Appropriations Bill
  Bishop John Ricard and Mr. Ken Hackett, September 26, 2005
• Letter to Secretary Condoleezza Rice on the Upcoming World Summit
  September 7, 2005
• Action Alert: Urge Robust Funding of Foreign Aid in Senate
  July 14, 2005
• Letter to Senate on FY 2006 Foreign Operations Appropriations
  Bishop John Ricard and Mr. Ken Hackett, July 13, 2005
• Statement Reacting to G8 Summit
  Bishop John Ricard, July 11, 2005
• Action Alert: Call President Bush Before G8 Summit
  June 29, 2005
• Letter to President Bush before G-8 Summit
  Bishop William Skylstad, June 28, 2005
• Urgent Action Alert: Call Today on Foreign Aid
  June 15, 2005
• Statement on Debt Cancellation Proposal
  Bishop John Ricard, June 14, 2005
• Letter to Foreign Operations Subcommittees on 2006 Foreign Aid
  Bishop John Ricard, Bishop Gerald Barnes & Ken Hackett, June 6, 2005
• Letter to Chairman Kolbe on FY2006 Foreign Operations Appropriations
  Bishop John Ricard, Bishop Gerald Barnes & Mr. Ken Hackett, June 1, 2005
• Background on Foreign Aid
  June 2005
• Urgent Action Alert on Emergency Supplemental
  April 27, 2005
• Letter to FY2005 Emergency Supplemental Conferees
  Bishop John Ricard, Bishop Gerald Barnes, & Ken Hackett, April 26, 2005
• Action ALERT: Final Budget Resolution Imminent
  April 21, 2005
• Letter to Senate and House Foreign Operations Subcommittees on 2005 Foreign Aid
  April 20, 2005
• Action Alert: Contact Senators on 2005 Supplemental
  April 1, 2005
• Letters to Senate on 2005 Supplemental Appropriations
  Bishop John Ricard, Bishop Gerald Barnes, & Ken Hackett, April 1, 2005
• Letter to House on 2005 Supplemental Appropriations
  Bishop John Ricard, March 15, 2005
• Modest Victory on Food Aid
  March 9, 2005
• Action Alert on 2005 Supplemental Budget
  March 3, 2005
• Hill Message on Supplemental Budget
  February 18, 2005
• Letter to Congress on FY2006 Budget Priorities
  Bishop William S. Skylstad, February 15, 2005
• Background on Development Assistance
  February 2005
• Hill Message on Development Assistance
  February 2005