The West Virginia Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Church of Preston County gathered to pack 40,000 meals to be shipped to poor families in need…
Extreme Poverty on the Rise
Extreme poverty is on the rise in Latin America. A new study has found that the percentage of the extremely poor rose from 8.2 percent in 2014 to 10 percent in 2016, while overall poverty increased from 28.5 percent to 30.7 percent…
Fighting Malaria Slows
Following an unprecedented fall in global malaria cases since 2010, the World Health Organization reports that infections and deaths from the disease have increased recently, especially in Sub-Saharan African countries.
International Reading Literacy Levels Rise
At Cross Catholic Outreach, we believe in the power of an education. Combined with the power of the Gospel it can change lives and break cycles of poverty that have plagued poor families for generations.
Catholics Are Bringing Health Care to the Southern Tier of Haiti
Cross Catholic Outreach is actively involved in health care initiatives throughout Haiti. We strive to bring healing to impoverished communities by shipping medical supplies and providing financial support to Catholic ministries that run clinics and provide medical services for the poor.
Cardinal William Keeler: Patron of Charity in Word and Deed
Cardinal William Henry Keeler, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, died on March 23rd 2017. In that moment, Cross Catholic Outreach gained a new intercessor in heaven for its work here on earth, for at the beginning of the history of its foundation, it was Cardinal Keeler who envisioned the possibilities of what great work could be accomplished through a Catholic charity such as Cross Catholic Outreach.