Dragon Boat races coming to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor for Catholic Charities September 1, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Sports Since 1998, the Dragon Boat races have been a biennial tradition, except for a pandemic pause. The event was born from a visit to China by Hal Smith, a former executive director of Catholic Charities of Baltimore.
Driver arrested after crashing into entrance of Esperanza Center July 23, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News A Fells Point man is still in jail following a car crash that damaged the entrance of the Esperanza Center in the early hours of July 20.
Top Republican appears to walk back probe of Catholic entities amid charged committee hearing July 17, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, U.S. Congress, World News During a contentious hearing, a top Republican on the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 16 appeared to walk back a previous statement that Catholic entities are among the nongovernmental organizations subject to a probe by the committee about their work with migrants.
From Boston to Baton Rouge, faithful unite to help Texas flood victims July 16, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News From Boston to Baton Rouge, La., faithful across the nation are reaching out to bring material and spiritual aid to those impacted by the devastating July 4 flash floods in the Texas Hill Country.
ANALYSIS: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ cuts expected to outweigh benefits for low-income families July 8, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, News, World News It’s a question with profound implications for millions of Americans: With the Trump administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” signed into law July 4, will families thrive or languish? Will poverty increase, or decrease? Will more go hungry, or will more be fed?
‘Big Boss’ begins first day visiting Catholic Charities programs July 3, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News David Kinkopf’s first day as executive director of Catholic Charities of Baltimore began July 1 with shy waves from preschoolers and ended with a cheerful new nickname – “Big Boss” – as he toured several of the organization’s programs across the region.
USCCB, Catholic Charities among 200 NGOs in House probe on migrant aid June 16, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Catholic Charities, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Charities USA are among more than 200 non-governmental organizations named in a congressional probe for aiding immigrants its leaders call “inadmissible aliens” during former President Joe Biden’s administration.
Archbishop Lori offers encouragement to charitable agencies affected by federal cuts June 12, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore At a time when federal funding cuts are straining the services of charitable organizations across the region, Archbishop William E. Lori offered a message of hope and solidarity during a special “Mass for the Preservation of Peace and Justice” celebrated June 11 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.
Baltimore Mass to celebrate local charities in time of perilous cuts June 3, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore To show support for the work done by Catholic Charities, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Catholic Relief Services, the Archdiocese of Baltimore will hold a Mass for the Preservation of Peace and Justice at 7:30 p.m., June 11, at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.
William McCarthy lauded with evening of accolades as he prepares to retire as Catholic Charities director May 15, 2025By Christopher Gunty 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 May 13, 2025By Gina Christian 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.”
Catholic Charities USA head awarded Notre Dame’s prestigious Laetare Medal April 4, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Colleges, News, World News The University of Notre Dame announced March 30 that Kerry Alys Robinson, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the school’s Laetare Medal.
