Radio
Now Playing
Quickyla Radio — Click to play
Open →
3 min left
Back to News

After DOGE cuts, State Department awards $240M to Catholic international aid group

(RNS) — Before last year’s USAID cuts, federal funding supported about half of CRS’ $1.5 billion budget, making the new grant a fraction of the support the agency once received from the government.

After DOGE cuts, State Department awards $240M to Catholic international aid group
Religion News Service — 9 June 2026
Text:
28 0 0

(RNS) — Before last year’s USAID cuts, federal funding supported about half of CRS’ $1.5 billion budget, making the new grant a fraction of the support the agency once received from the government.

This report comes from Religion News Service. The story centres on After DOGE cuts, State Department awards $240M to Catholic international aid group. Full coverage and background context is available at the original source. Readers seeking more detail on this developing topic are encouraged to follow updates from Religion News Service and related outlets covering this beat.

Advertisement
React:
Sponsored

More to Read

Defense Department rejiggers list of recognized religions a…
🕌 Religion & Faith
Defense Department rejiggers list of recognized religions after backlash, narrows it to 30
Religion News Service · 4 days ago
Odiong guilty in Texas: Questions remain for several Church…
🕌 Religion & Faith
Odiong guilty in Texas: Questions remain for several Church leaders
Crux Now · 13 days ago
High hopes, many challenges for Bangladesh’s first Indigeno…
🕌 Religion & Faith
High hopes, many challenges for Bangladesh’s first Indigenous Catholic MP
Crux Now · 12 days ago
'Astonishing': James Webb telescope spots the most chemical…
🔬 Science
'Astonishing': James Webb telescope spots the most chemically primitive galaxy in the anc…
Live Science · 13 days ago
CBS News insiders worry how 60 Minutes will endure after fi…
💰 Business
CBS News insiders worry how 60 Minutes will endure after firings: ‘What are they going to…
Guardian Business · 9 days ago
Sam Altman says OpenAI's top token spender uses 100 billion…
📈 Markets & Finance
Sam Altman says OpenAI's top token spender uses 100 billion tokens a month — and they're …
Business Insider Mkt · 9 days ago
Full view