Rice Bowl, the annual almsgiving program sponsored by Catholic Relief Services, is underway with local organizers and participants hoping to improve on last year’s rebound from a pandemic-induced slump in 2020.Begun in 1975, CRS Rice Bowl is held during Lent to help parishes fight hunger.
Here is a snapshot of the program, by the numbers: The average collection is around …
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