This is our second report in a series of reports following a year long investigation of Catholic Relief Services. In our first report, we established that Catholic Relief Services, as recently as December 2019, published its own documents, containing its own copyright, promoting condom use to teens. You can view that report here.Due to the length and complexity of the issue, we are releasing this report in segments in order to make the information more understandable and easier to digest. … [Read more...]
Catholic Relief Services Documents Promote Condom Use in Africa
The Lepanto Institute has just concluded a year-long investigation into a series of projects led by Catholic Relief Services (CRS). The result of this investigation is a report more than 100 pages in length with over 100 original source citations proving that CRS is both directly and indirectly promoting condoms and contraception in multiple African countries.Due to the length and complexity of the issue, we are releasing this report in segments in order to make the information more … [Read more...]
Did Catholic Relief Services Director Participate in Pagan Ritual?
The Lepanto Institute has obtained a photograph of Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) director participating in a pagan/pantheist ritual. Ruth Junkin, who is CRS’s Deputy Regional Director for Program Quality in Latin America and the Caribbean, is indicated in the image above by a red arrow. In the foreground of the picture can be seen (on the left) what appears to be a black statue of Anubis (the Egyptian God of the Underworld), and a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary (on the right), set out on … [Read more...]
Catholic Relief Services to Help Implement Campaign Centered on Spreading Contraception in Rwanda
On April 26, several Rwandan government agencies, including the Ministry of Health officially launched a three-year initiative called the Baho Neza Integrated Health Campaign to encourage the use and distribution of contraception. Catholic Relief Services is identified as one of the implementing partners on this campaign.The central focus of the Baho Neza Campaign is the promotion, distribution, and provision of “family planning” and “family planning services” for the sake of increasing the … [Read more...]
Catholic Relief Services Created Funding Mechanism for Contraception-Spreading Project
Catholic Relief Services is currently in the middle of a national fund-raising campaign, and Catholics all around the country have been contacting the Lepanto Institute, asking if CRS is still involved in the promotion of contraception. Sadly, the answer is a resounding "yes." Last year, we reported that CRS is a dues-paying member ($56,000 per year) of an organization called InterAction, which actively lobbies Congress for the expansion of contraception and the end of the Mexico City Policy. … [Read more...]
