Cross Catholic Outreach

Delivering food, shelter, and hope to the poorest of the poor

Delivering food, shelter and hope to the poorest of the poor.
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.

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Jim Cavnar

Jim Cavnar

A deeply committed Catholic, Jim Cavnar co-founded Cross Catholic Outreach to follow Christ’s command to care for the poorest of the poor. Jim’s career spans more than four decades in ministry management and leadership. He has traveled around the globe to speak at conferences and parishes, and he has been called upon to minister to church-based humanitarian programs. Representing Cross Catholic Outreach, Jim has traveled to the Vatican on numerous occasions, meeting St. John Paul II, Pope Emeritus Benedict and, most recently, Pope Francis.