Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Filed Under: Catholic Charities, News, Supreme Court, World News
The U.S. Supreme Court on March 31 heard oral arguments in a case from the Catholic Charities Bureau of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin, in which the agency argued that a decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court discounted its religious identity.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News
Archbishop William E. Lori announced the appointment March 28 of David W. Kinkopf as the next executive director of Catholic Charities of Baltimore.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Disaster Relief, DOGE cuts, Feature, News, World News
Catholic agencies including Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Relief Services and Jesuit Relief Service/USA are facing major setbacks in the wake of the Trump administration’s 90-day pause and review of federal funding to numerous nonprofit organizations providing domestic and overseas aid to migrants, refugees and people in need.
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Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Catholic Social Teaching, Immigration and Migration, News, World News
To help give clarity to the work Catholic Charities does in assisting migrants and refugees in the area, Today’s Catholic, newspaper of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, spoke to Luz Ostrognai, director of Catholic Charities’ immigration services program. Ostrognai, a native of Colombia, has been practicing immigration law in Fort Wayne since 2003. The interview has been edited for clarity.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Bishops, Catholic Charities, Catholic Social Teaching, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News
Catholic Charities agencies provide essential services, such as food, clothing and a place to sleep, as part of how the church puts the Gospel mandate from Jesus Christ into action.
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Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News
Claims that the U.S. bishops’ conference profits from its partnership with the government to assist refugee populations that qualify for federal assistance, and that the Catholic Church facilitates illegal immigration are “just wrong,” said William Canny, the U.S. bishops’ migration director.
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Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News
The White House Jan. 28 sought to clarify what would and would not be impacted by a directive to freeze federal financial assistance programs and suggested it would seek to strip federal funds from nongovernmental organizations including Catholic Charities as part of its effort to enforce its immigration policies.
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Filed Under: Bridge Collapse, Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News
The newly opened Building Hope Dundalk Support Center offers a variety of services to help individuals become independent and productive members of society.
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Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, News, World News
When outdoor conditions turn brutal, the difference between life and death can be the work of Catholic agencies and organizations serving an estimated 653,104 homeless Americans — a number that marked a record high in 2023, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported.
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Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News
As deadly wildfires ravage Los Angeles, Catholics are mobilizing to help those impacted.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice
A coalition of public, private and faith-based partners plans to gather for a one-hour prayer vigil Dec. 30 at 5:30 p.m. to remember the lives lost to homicide this year and plead for an end to violence in Baltimore City.
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Filed Under: Catholic Charities, News, World News
In presenting Catholic Extension Society’s 2024 Spirit of Francis Award to Kerry Alys Robinson, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, Father Jack Wall, Catholic Extension’s president, called Robinson “a great mentor of faith, hope, love and leadership.”
