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William McCarthy lauded with evening of accolades as he prepares to retire as Catholic Charities director


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Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News

Mary Anne O’Donnell was one of many providing an evening of accolades for William J. McCarthy Jr., who has worked seamlessly with the agency’s 2,000 employees, 8,000 volunteers and more than 10,000 donors. Established in 1923, Catholic Charities is the state’s largest private provider of human services with more than 80 programs in 200 locations.

Catholic Charities tasked with Afrikaner travel fees as Trump keeps other refugees in limbo


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OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Immigration and Migration, News, World News

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington has confirmed to OSV News that its offices are assisting with some travel expenses, at the request of the state of Virginia, for dozens of white South Africans known as Afrikaners, whose refugee applications were expedited by the Trump administration due to what the White House called “racial discrimination.”

As funding freeze hits some Catholic agencies, others operate minus government money


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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.

Audited financials show claims the church profits from refugee work ‘just wrong’


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OSV News 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.

White House suggests it will strip funds from Catholic Charities


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OSV News 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.