News - January 11, 2016 - In a joint letter to the House Committee on the Judiciary, CCUSA and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops call on the leadership to support the passage of the Second Chance Act. The legislation is an important step forward in addressing some of the many issues facing more that 650,000 men, women and juveniles…

News - May 18, 2023 - Catholic Charities USA wrote to Congressional leaders this week to request increased funding in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) programs and operations that address the needs of vulnerable populations, including disaster-stricken communities, persons impacted by homelessness, survivors of human trafficking, asylum seekers, and migrants. DHS plays a crucial…

News - June 16, 2020 - On behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committees on Domestic Justice and Human Development and International Justice and Peace, Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Rural Life, we wish to address the moral and human dimensions of the FY 2021 Agriculture Appropriations legislation. As our nation faces an unprecedented health…

News - December 4, 2015 - CCUSA, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Catholic Health Association and Catholic Relief Services sent a joint letter to the Senate and House leadership in support of provisions known as The Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (ANDA) included in the House Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, which would permanently codify protections for individual and institutional health…

News - May 18, 2023 - As the President and congressional leaders continue discussions this week regarding the debt ceiling, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Charities USA, and Catholic Relief Services wrote to Congress to address the moral and human dimensions of the ongoing budget debate. In light of the national deficit and inflation, Congress faces difficult choices…

News - June 16, 2020 - On behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committees on Domestic Justice and Human Development and International Justice and Peace, Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Rural Life, we wish to address the moral and human dimensions of the FY 2021 Agriculture Appropriations legislation. As our nation faces an unprecedented health…

Story - October 5, 2020 - The steep slope, appearing almost as a vertical line, is a stunning mark by the Trump administration on what was once a refugee program recognized around the world as a model to welcome the tyrannized and persecuted masses. Late Sept. 30, the administration announced it would bring the refugee cap — the maximum number of…

News - September 22, 2017 - In a letter to the U.S. Senate, Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), expressed strong opposition to the “Graham-Cassidy” health care repeal proposal. Throughout the health care reform discussions, CCUSA has consistently called for the protection of the millions who have access to health care coverage and for…

News - April 1, 2022 - (Alexandria, Va.) — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) issued the following statement in response to the administration’s decision to end Title 42, the emergency rule authorizing U.S. immigration authorities to expel migrants and asylum-seekers: “While Catholic Charities USA appreciates the administration’s decision to end Title 42, we encourage officials to implement the change in an orderly…

News - October 22, 2021 - Catholic Charities USA submitted testimony on housing to the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services on behalf of the Catholic Charities ministry in the United States. The testimony detailed the many ways Catholic Charities agencies help people with housing. The specific recommendations included expanding rental assistance to serve an additional 1 million households, funding to…

News - May 7, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA asked both the House and the Senate to allocate robust funding for critical programs that serve persons and families who are poor and vulnerable in the fiscal year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill. The programs include the Unaccompanied Alien Children Program, Head Start, the Social Services Block…

Story - August 16, 2019 - Even given the best of circumstances, parents encounter many challenges as they try to raise their children. If one happens to be a single mother or an immigrant who cannot speak the country’s language, or if one has a low income and works all day trying to make ends meet, then the difficulties multiply quickly.…