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Faith groups, Department of Justice back Catholic religious freedom case at Supreme Court

Feb 4, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The high court in December agreed to hear the case after the Wisconsin Supreme Court in March ruled the agency ... Read more

After receiving assistance from the Catholic Charities RGV Humanitarian Respite Center, migrant families from Mexico and Central America who have been released into the United States are processed for their transport to various destinations across the United States from the at the Central Station Bus Terminal on June 19, 2018, in McAllen, Texas.

CNA explains: How the Catholic Church partners with the U.S. government to serve migrants

Feb 3, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

In recent years, the USCCB has received more than $100 million annually from the federal government to support migration and... Read more

People wait outside a distribution point to receive aid rations in Oromia Region, Ethiopia, in February 2018.

U.S. bishops urge Catholics to petition Congress to halt foreign funding freeze

Jan 31, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The USCCB and Catholic Relief Services, the USCCB’s international charitable arm, released an action alert on Thursday urging Catholics to... Read more

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White House appears to walk back ‘pause’ of federal financial assistance

Jan 29, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The White House on Wednesday pulled back on a directive that had ordered federal agencies to pause federal grants and... Read more

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Homelessness rose 18% in the past year, HUD report shows

Dec 30, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

HUD’s figure represents an increase of 118,376 people and an 18% jump from the number of homeless people counted in... Read more

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior, which has programs for the disabled, elderly, and impoverished, argued caring for those in need is part of its religious mission.

Supreme Court to hear Catholic Charities case on whether serving the poor is religious act

Dec 13, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The Catholic Charities agency has argued that caring for those in need is part of its religious mission as a... Read more

Ben Kresse, a theology teacher at St. Xavier High School, shows a group of students how to uncover a temporary marker on a gravesite in Meadow View Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky, Sept. 21, 2024.

In Louisville, Catholic high schoolers help bury the indigent dead

Nov 4, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Catholic Charities of Louisville says its burial program provides services “for individuals in our community who do not have resources... Read more

Volunteers smile while distributing relief supplies at Immaculata Catholic School in Hendersonville, North Carolina, October 2024.

PHOTOS: North Carolina Catholic school becomes major distribution center for hurricane relief

Oct 4, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The school “converted Sunday into a drive-thru pickup area, with volunteers handing out everything from hot meals to diapers to... Read more

Workers assemble units in Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City's "Caritas Casitas" neighborhood on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024.

PHOTOS: This Catholic charity is boosting affordable housing with a prefab ‘pocket neighborhood’

Aug 14, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Catholic Charities’ “Caritas Casitas” initiative consists of “a pocket neighborhood made up of 12 efficiency units designed to foster neighborly... Read more

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior, which has programs for the disabled, elderly, and impoverished, argued caring for those in need is part of its religious mission.

Catholic Charities appeals Wisconsin ruling blocking its religious tax exemption

Aug 13, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior argued caring for those in need is part of its religious mission.  Read more

Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley Executive Director Sister Norma Pimentel speaks to reporters on May 8, 2023, in Brownsville, Texas.

Catholic bishops reject claims that Catholic nonprofits facilitate illegal immigration

Aug 12, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“Catholic organizations cooperate in providing humanitarian aid with local, state, and federal officials,” the bishops’ statement read. Read more

Hurricane Beryl hit Texas early Monday morning as a Category 1 hurricane, claiming two lives and causing power outages in 2.7 million homes in Houston.

Catholic Charities responds to Hurricane Beryl power outages and flooding

Jul 8, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane at about 4 a.m. local time Monday on the Gulf Coast... Read more

View of downtown Trenton, New Jersey.

Trenton Catholic Charities apologizes for sponsoring ‘beyond the gender binary’ book reading

Jun 25, 2024

By Joe Bukuras

“It is important to note that this event took place without the knowledge of or approval by [Trenton] Bishop David... Read more

Asylum seekers wait in line to be processed by the Border Patrol at a makeshift camp near the U.S.-Mexico border east of Jacumba, San Diego County, California, Jan. 2, 2024.

San Diego Catholic Charities struggles with security risks after accusation of ‘smuggling’

Jun 20, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Catholic Charities San Diego has been dealing with protests and harassing messages following a claim that it is hosting an... Read more

The Diocese of Pittsburgh's Gismondi Job Training Program helps those in need.

Catholic Charities to open ‘Compassion Corner’ to serve homeless, poor in Pittsburgh

May 6, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The nonprofit charity group is renovating a former office building located in downtown Pittsburgh to provide services, programs, and a... Read more

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Catholic Charities in Ohio found partially negligent in 5-year-old’s 2017 death

Apr 24, 2024

By Daniel Payne

A jury in Cuyahoga County ruled in the wrongful-death suit that the Catholic charity group was 8% responsible for Jordan ... Read more

Groups of migrants wait outside the Migrant Resource Center to receive food from San Antonio Catholic Charities on Sept. 19, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.

Catholic Charities denies its purchase of airfare for migrants was misuse of federal funds

Apr 19, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Rep. Henry Cuellar and Rep. Monica de la Cruz accused the San Antonio Catholic relief group of an inappropriate use... Read more

View of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin located inside the Wisconsin State Capitol building in Madison.

Wisconsin Supreme Court says Catholic charity group cannot claim religious tax exemption

Mar 14, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a major Catholic charity group’s activities were not “primarily” religious under state... Read more

A person attempts to clear away debris from a mudslide as a powerful long-duration atmospheric river storm, the second in less than a week, continues to impact Southern California on Feb. 5, 2024, in Beverly Hills, California.

Catholic Charities seeks donations to offer help amid California flooding, mudslides

Feb 7, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

After four straight days of heavy rain ended on Wednesday, some parts of the L.A. metro area, such as Bel... Read more

Volunteers load water onto a boat to be transported to West Maui from the Kihei boat landing on Aug. 13, 2023 in Kihei, Hawaii.

How to help Maui wildfire victims from afar

Aug 21, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Here’s how you can help those affected by the devastating fires on Maui. Read more