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Population Research Institute on Mother Teresa and Authentic Charity

WASHINGTON DC—President of Population Research Institute (PRI), Mr. Steven W. Mosher, published an op-ed entitled “What is Authentic Catholic Charity?” in the National Catholic Register today. The op-ed underlines the problems at Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in the context of a discussion of what constitutes

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How “Catholic” is Catholic Relief Services?

WASHINGTON DC—Population Research Institute (PRI) today released its full report on the activities of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in Madagascar. The 118-page report is based on a month-long investigation by a PRI investigator and includes lengthy interviews with over 40 interviewees. The report also includes

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Investigation of Catholic Relief Services: Madagascar

Population Research Institute (PRI) conducted a month-long investigation in Madagascar of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), funding sources, and family planning activities. Click on the icon below to access the report. (The full report may take a few moments to load. Please be patient.)     Population Research

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Catholic Relief Services Leaves Many Questions Unanswered

Catholic Relief Services has made many claims in the past few weeks. They have not, however, been able to explain their involvement in the Santénet2 program, which the on-the-ground investigator for Population Research Institute heard about again and again. The images below require more than

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Fundamental Reform Needed at Catholic Relief Services

There is a fundamental—and well-nigh irreconcilable—conflict between authentic Catholic charity and government-funded “humanitarian” programs. So say many of the bishops of the developing world.  They should know, since they are on the receiving end of both. You didn’t read about it in the press, but

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Catholic Relief Services Confirms PRI Finding

FRONT ROYAL—CRS announced yesterday evening that Archbishop Odon Razanakolona of Madagascar has told Bishop Gerald Kicanas, chairman of the board of directors of CRS, that Catholic Relief Services (CRS) was not involved with providing contraceptives or abortifacient drugs in his Archdiocese of Antananarivo. But neither

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PRI Investigation in Madagascar Results in Victory!

  We at PRI are delighted to know that the problems reported to us by the Archbishop of Toamasina have now been resolved.    Some months ago, Archbishop Désiré Tsarahazana of Toamasina (Tamatave), told us: “Even in my own diocese!  Without my knowledge,…they [CRS] were working

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Media Coverage of Catholic Relief Services Investigation

  Direct Coverage: Population Research Institute and Catholic Relief Services    7-25-2013: Population Research Institute Released the first briefing about our investigation in Madagascar: Catholic Relief Services Compromises Catholic Teaching, Promotes Population Control/Family Planning in Madagascar 7-25-2013: Population Research Institute released a press release about

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