Cardinal Krajewski, the papal almoner, surveys supplies donated for Ukrainian refugees.
Cardinal Krajewski, the papal almoner, surveys supplies donated for Ukrainian refugees.

Linking Arms with the Dicastery for the Service of Charity

Cross Catholic Outreach is now aligned with the Dicastery for the Service of Charity. This is one of the new dicasteries recently created by Pope Francis and part of a new organization plan nine years in the making. The Dicastery for the Service of Charity was elevated out of the previous Office of Papal Charities, which was overseen by the papal almoner, a position which dates back nearly a thousand years in Church history.

His Eminence Cardinal Konrad Krajewski leads the new dicastery and continues to serve as papal almoner, an appointment he has held since 2013. The mission of the dicastery aligns with that of Cross Catholic Outreach, which seeks to minister to those most in need through works of mercy. We look forward to continued collaboration with the dicastery which implements the desire of the Holy Father to stand in solidarity with the needy in the world.