Global Poverty

The [global economic and financial] crisis has not only affected families and businesses in the more economically advanced countries where it originated, creating a situation in which many people, especially the young,have felt disoriented and frustrated in their aspirations for a serene future, but it has also had a profound impact on the life of developing countries. We must not lose heart, but instead resolutely rediscover our way through new forms of commitment.

--Pope Benedict XVI, January 9, 2012

WHAT'S NEW?

Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees on Poverty-Focused International Assistance
Bishop Richard E. Pates and Dr. Carolyn Woo, November 16, 2012

Letter to Senate Regarding Sequestration
Letter to House Regarding Sequestration
Bishop Stephen Blaire and Bishop Richard Pates, November 13, 2012

CRS-USCCB Testimony on International Assistance to the Senate Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operation
Mr. Sean Callahan, Catholic Relief Services, May 1, 2012

Joint Letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of House Appropriations Committee
Bishop Richard E. Pates and Dr. Carolyn Woo, April 17, 2012

Joint Letter to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, FY 2013
Bishop Stephen E. Blaire and Bishop Richard E. Pates, April 16, 2012

Related Pages

Catholics Confront Global Poverty

International Assistance

Debt Relief

Global Trade

Environment

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS, LETTERS, & STATEMENTS

Testimony Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs
Mr. Sean Callahan, Executive Vice President for Overseas Operations and Related Programs, Catholic Relief Services, March 30, 2012

Joint Letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of House Appropriations Subcommittee for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Bishop Richard E. Pates and Dr. Carolyn Woo, March 28, 2012

Joint Letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for State and Foreign Operations and Related Programs
Bishop Richard E. Pates and Dr. Carolyn Woo, March 23, 2012

Joint Letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of House Appropriations Subcommittee for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Bishop Richard E. Pates and Dr. Carolyn Woo, March 20, 2012

Letter to Congress on the 2013 Federal Budget
Bishop Stephen E. Blaire, Bishop Richard E. Pates, March 6, 2012

Letter on International Assistance Funding to the Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs
Bishop Richard E. Pates, Dr. Carolyn Y. Woo, March 1, 2012

Background on International Assistance
February 2012

Letter to Appropriations Committee Leaders on Poverty-Focused International Assistance
Bishop Richard E. Pates and Ken Hackett, December 8, 2011

Letter to the Senate on Funding for Poverty-Focused International Assistance
Bishop Howard J. Hubbard and Ken Hackett, November 2, 2011

Letter to House Appropriations Committee on Poverty-focused Budget Cuts
Bishop Howard J. Hubbard and Ken Hackett, October 19, 2011

Poverty-Focused International Assistance Programs Supported by USCCB and CRS
September 2011

The Deficit "Super Committee" and Protecting the Poor at Home and Abroad
PowerPoint Presentation, September 23, 2011

Letter to Super Committee: Treatment of Jobless, Hungry And Homeless Is Moral Measure of Deficit Reduction
Bishop Stephen E. Blaire and Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, August 31, 2011

Letter to Super Committee Chairs on International Assistance
Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, October 7, 2011

Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee on Cuts to Poverty-Focused Assistance
Bishop Howard J. Hubbard and Ken Hackett, August 24, 2011

Letter to House Appropriations Committee on Cuts to Poverty-Focused Assistance
Bishop Howard J. Hubbard and Ken Hackett, July 29, 2011

Letter to House on Moral Dimensions of Ongoing Budget Debate
Bishop Stephen E. Blaire and Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, July 26, 2011