Justice and Outreach

Dear Friends,

In his encyclical Laudato Si', Pope Francis writes, "...through Noah, who remained innocent and just, God decided to open a path of salvation. In this way he gave humanity the chance of a new beginning. All it takes is one good person to restore hope!"

Our community — prayerful, compassionate, and generous — gives us hope every single day. To date, CCF's donors have granted more than $70,000 to support those affected by the violence in Ukraine. Below we share how you can join them.

Inspired by the generous spirit of CCF donors, we’ve compiled a list of organizations working on the ground in Ukraine and bordering countries to support the people effected by the recent violence.

Learn More and Donate Online

Ukraine Crisis
We have all seen and heard the heartbreaking news from Ukraine.  Since Russia launched its attack a little more than two weeks ago, more than 2 million Ukrainians have been forced to flee the country. The vast majority of these refugees have crossed into Poland, Romania, and Moldova.

In the midst of the chaos and suffering, Catholic Relief Service (CRS) on the ground in all of these countries and the Ukraine actively supporting Ukrainian Greek Catholic and Romanian Catholic communities with a range of support, including:

• Temporary evacuation centers and field kitchens inside Ukraine providing food, shelter, medical aid, and counseling services for displaced families.
• Reception services at train stations and other locations outside Ukraine for displaced peoples - providing clothing, food, water, hygiene items, as well as medical assistance and counseling services.
• Organizing cross-border shipments of humanitarian supplies into Ukraine.

All Catholics are asked to pray for all people who have been displaced or injured and for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine. 

If you would like to support CRS’s efforts to provide safe shelter, hot meals, hygiene supplies, transport to safe areas, counseling support and more, you can donate at www.CRS.org.

More information:
Archbishop Hebda (Catholic Spirit article):
https://thecatholicspirit.com/only-jesus/mary-queen-of-peace-trusting-our-mother-listens-in-times-of-war

St. Constantine (Ukrainian Rite Catholic Church in the Twin Cities)
https://thecatholicspirit.com/news/local-news/ukrainian-catholics-at-st-constantine-urge-prayers-education-for-ukraine/

More articles from USCCB, CRS, etc.

• https://www.archspm.org/bishop-chairman-urges-continued-prayer-and-humanitarian-assistance-for-ukraine-and-surrounding-countries/
• https://www.archspm.org/u-s-bishops-president-echoes-pope-francis-call-for-prayer-and-fasting-for-ukraine/
• https://www.mary.org/blog/202203/ecumenical-evening-prayer-peace-recorded-live#.YiqYZ-jMKUk
• https://thecatholicspirit.com/news/local-news/archbishop-hebda-joins-twin-cities-church-leaders-in-prayers-for-peace/

• https://www.crs.org/media-center/current-issues/ukraine-conflict-facts-and-how-help
• https://www.crs.org/our-work-overseas/where-we-work/ukraine
• https://archspmmainsite.s3.amazonaws.com/Misc/CRS+Emergency+Factsheet+Ukraine+Crisis.pdf