A program of the United States Catholic Church  to reach out in solidarity to the rest of the world.  The Annual Appeal supports overseas projects in 96 countries.  A recent example is the huge response that CRS made to the tsunami in Dec. 2004.  If you would like more info on CRS in general, go to www.crs.org or www.catholicrelief.org.  If you would like more info on the tsunami response, go to www.crstsunamiresponse.org.