Delivering food, shelter, and hope to the poorest of the poor
Your support of Cross Catholic Outreach will have a life-transforming impact on vulnerable children and families across the globe. Fueled by your generosity, we can respond without hesitation to the Church’s efforts to address urgent needs, including the emergency relief programs being set up to serve refugees fleeing the war on Ukraine . Your compassion helps us feed the hungry, provide clean water to the thirsty, build homes, educate at-risk children, and carry out many other urgent projects around the globe. Together, we can bring Christ’s hope to those who need it most.
Please give generously to support our missions of mercy this year.
Vatican Cardinal Shares Pope’s Blessing for Ukraine Aid
Your support will empower ministry partners like Cardinal Krajewski and the Dicastery for the Service of Charity who provides relief — including generators, clothing and food — to families in Ukraine and refugees who have fled the country.
Pope Francis has imparted a special Apostolic Blessing for Cross Catholic Outreach and its supporters in recognition of the ministry’s support of Ukraine’s children and families. In a letter from the Vatican, Cardinal Krajewski wrote:
“I carry with this venerable gift the thanks of Pope Francis himself for this concrete support of his pastoral initiative, and [the Holy Father] imparts to your ministry a special Apostolic Blessing for grace and divine consolation that from his heart he imparts to you and all the staff of Cross Catholic Outreach.”
Your support will extend the Holy Father’s blessing as we work together to lift up families around the world.
One way you feed the hungry is by helping Cross Catholic Outreach ship Vitafood to countries in the developing world. It’s nutritious, delicious and cost-effective — and it’s providing millions of meals each year. Your gift to the Annual Fund Drive helps us deliver even more.
When a massive earthquake rocked Haiti in August 2021, more than 100,000 homes, schools, health care facilities and churches were damaged or destroyed. With the backing of caring supporters, we responded quickly with a three-stage relief plan.
Supporters like you are playing a critical role in ending the water crisis afflicting poor, rural communities across southern Africa. In 2022, we built 65 life-sustaining wells to supply safe water: four in Ghana, six in Malawi and 55 in Zambia!
Use it for reflections and notes to grow in your spiritual life. You’ll also receive a prayer request form to mail back so that we can pray for your needs. In effect, this creates a spiritual bridge to connect you to our sisters and brothers in Christ in the developing world!
Cross Mission Partners also receive a semiannual Mission Update with news, insights and information about the good work and accomplishments made possible by your support.
* Every dollar helps us bless the least of our brothers and sisters throughout Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Mexico & Central America and South America.
Proceeds from this campaign will be used to cover any expenditures incurred through June 30, 2024, the close of our ministry’s fiscal year. In the event that more funds are raised than needed to fully fund the project, the excess funds, if any, will be used to meet the most urgent needs of the ministry.
Our mission is to mobilize the global Catholic Church to transform the poor and their communities materially and spiritually for the glory of Jesus Christ. Your gift empowers us to serve the poorest of the poor by channeling life-changing aid through an international network of dioceses, parishes and Catholic missionaries. This cost-effective approach helps break the cycle of poverty and advance Catholic evangelization.