Latest Updates

US: Long-Term Help after Hurricane Ian

April 20, 2023

Visiting Florida neighborhoods hit by Hurricane Ian to provide emotional and spiritual care was an early part of IOCC’s response. Later, the US team also helped survivors repair storm damage to their homes.

Sixth Sunday of Lent 2023 | Palm Sunday

April 7, 2023

If Lent is a journey, then Holy Week is the final stretch before we reach our destination.

Expert Care for Children in Jordan

April 5, 2023

Omar uses his new glasses during his occupational therapy appointment, made possible by IOCC programs serving people with impairments and disabilities.

Lenten Recipe: Lebanese Lentil Soup with Lemon, Potatoes, and Chard

April 5, 2023

Our weekly Lenten recipe is here!

Syria and Turkey Still Need Your Help: Earthquake Update

April 1, 2023

Fun activities and learning through play are key to IOCC’s psychosocial support programs, now helping children who have survived earthquakes.

Fifth Sunday of Lent 2023 | St. Mary of Egypt

March 31, 2023

What better example of repentance could we have than St. Mary of Egypt (sixth century), who is commemorated on the fifth Sunday of Great Lent.

Helping Refugees Start Over

March 29, 2023

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has displaced millions of people across Europe, including Yuliia, 35, a former police officer and chemist.

Lenten Recipe: Serbian-Style Butternut Squash Potage

March 29, 2023

Our weekly Lenten recipe is here!

Fourth Sunday of Lent 2023 | St. John Climacus

March 24, 2023

Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. This is the concise refrain we hear through Great Lent as we sharpen our effort to walk the “narrow path” of salvation.

Finding Hope in Ethiopia

March 22, 2023

Following the devastating locust infestation in Ethiopia, IOCC has helped locals get the supplies they needed to grow and harvest new crops.