Stories and Updates

Students in uniform stand in front of their school holding gifts they assembled.

Box of Joy

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How It Feels to Open a Box of Joy

Engage your students and school community in a mission of mercy by sending Christmas gifts to children in developing countries.

September 29, 2023

A family sits outside their brick home in rural Malawi.

Food

Hunger Crisis in Malawi

Malawi’s hunger crisis puts millions at risk. You can help Malawian families fight hunger and poverty by providing food to those in need.

September 29, 2023

A father and mother stand with their two young sons outside a concrete-block house with a small dog in the doorway.

Housing

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Housing Poverty in Guatemala

Guatemala’s housing deficit of over 1.8 million homes exacerbates the hardships faced by the country’s poor.

September 29, 2023

Catholic sisters stand outside near a statue of the Blessed Mother.

women

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Help End Human Trafficking

Learn about the dangers of human trafficking in developing countries and how American Catholics can help the Church in the Philippines protect girls.

September 29, 2023

A boy holds a pig and smiles.

Christmas

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How To Help the Poor This Christmas

Explore Cross Catholic Outreach’s Christmas Catalog to help the poor this Christmas and Advent season. Learn ways to give and what’s new in 2023.

September 29, 2023

A little boy holding packages of Vitafood.

Food

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How to Make Your Own Vitafood

This recipe will help you understand how families in developing countries prepare Vitafood, Cross Catholic Outreach’s meal packs designed to fight malnutrition.

September 28, 2023