Letter
CRS Letter to Diocesan Directors (2015)
CRS Letter to Diocesan Directors: Help Jesus in Disguise
The Catholic Relief Services Collection (CRSC) funds six different Catholic agencies that serve our suffering brothers and sisters around the world. These agencies provide a broad range of services, including advocating for immigrants, providing humanitarian aid in the wake of natural disasters, resettling displaced individuals, and working for increased peace in our world. This work seeks to help Jesus in disguise.
For the past 12 years, the Asian and Pacific Catholic Network, with the support of the Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church and Asian and Pacific Island Affairs, has invited Asian and Pacific Island Catholics to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, for a pilgrimage. This pilgrimage affords attendees an opportunity to celebrate the various Marian devotions honored in Asia and the Pacific Islands and celebrate their cultures. Through funds from the CRSC, this event brings together almost 30 organizations and communities and is attended by several hundred Asian and Pacific Islander Catholics.