On March 6, the Lepanto Institute and the Population Research Institute published a 130-page report summarizing the findings of their joint, year-long investigation into projects that Catholic Relief Services was carrying out in three African countries. Prior to the publication of that report, Michael Hichborn and Steven Mosher, heads of their respective organizations, sent a cover-letter and the executive summary of the report to every bishop, archbishop, and cardinal heading a diocese in the … [Read more...]
REPORT: Catholic Relief Services, Government Funding, and Contraception
For over a year, the Lepanto Institute and Population Research Institute (PRI) conducted a joint investigation into Catholic Relief Services projects in three African countries: Cameroon, Zimbabwe and Lesotho. Through a combination of primary resource materials obtained from federal documents, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and CRS project partners and sources, as well as information and materials obtained by a team of researchers in these three countries, Lepanto and PRI have concluded that … [Read more...]
CRS Confirms Implementation of Condom-Promoting Video
Earlier this week, the Lepanto Institute and Population Research Institute (PRI) revealed that the PEPFAR-funded project operated by Catholic Relief Services in Kenya called "SAIDIA" implemented an MTV-produced video series that promotes promiscuity and condoms called Shuga. Responding to this report, CRS provided a statement to Life Site News with the headline, "Catholic Relief Services Responds to False Allegations of Shuga Video in Kenya." However, CRS's response actually confirms that … [Read more...]
