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Catholic officials urge Congress, Trump to adopt new COVID-19 aid bill
Story - September 29, 2020 - Top officials at seven nationwide Catholic organizations called on congressional leaders and President Donald Trump to unite behind a new legislative package to “address the public health and economic crisis facing our country and the global community” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Saying that the pandemic is causing widespread economic challenges to families and unemployed…
Family receives wheelchair-accessible van from CSS in Columbus, Ohio
Story - September 28, 2020 - It was about a year ago that Kala Freeman decided to swallow her pride and ask for help in acquiring a wheelchair accessible van for her family. She and husband Bradley Barrick have a blended family of six kids, including 11-year-old Danielle “Dani” Hardesty. Dani was diagnosed with cerebral palsy after contracting bacterial meningitis when…
Many still recovering from Hurricane Sally as Tropical Storm Beta hits TX
Story - September 23, 2020 - As Tropical Storm Beta made landfall between Corpus Christi and Galveston, Texas, along the Gulf Coast the night of Sept. 21, the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee prepared to dispatch its “Caring Coach” to help those still recovering there from Hurricane Sally’s wrath unleashed on the Gulf Coast a week earlier. Sally made landfall early in the…
Providing relief after Hurricane Laura
Story - September 8, 2020 - A week ago, Catholic Charities Archdiocese of San Antonio, Inc. received a request from Bishop David L. Toups of the Diocese of Beaumont, Texas, asking for our help in providing bottled water and shelf-stable food to the people affected by Hurricane Laura. We immediately sent a request by newsletter and social media to our community…
Labor Day statement denounces profit over safety, especially in pandemic
Story - September 6, 2020 - Given the “somber” realities imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, for companies to put profits over safety is “unjust,” said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, in the U.S. bishops’ annual Labor Day statement. Even before the pandemic, “a significant number of Americans…
Bishop Cantú: Californians on edge as historic wildfires rage
Story - August 25, 2020 - Some of the few Masses available for Catholics in California’s Bay Area came to a halt the weekend of Aug. 22 as bishops urged parishioners to pray for one another, for firefighters, and to stay home as air quality diminished in some parts of the state because of some of the largest wildfires in California…
In new term, Supreme Court once again takes up religious liberty
Story - August 22, 2020 - As part of what seems to be a new trend for the Supreme Court, it will once again take up a religious liberty case in its new term with oral arguments Nov. 4 in a case about a Catholic social service agency excluded from Philadelphia’s foster care program for not accepting same-sex couples as foster…
Multiple counties in Dubuque Archdiocese affected by powerful derecho
Story - August 21, 2020 - Sirens that usually warn people about approaching tornadoes went off about 15 minutes before the derecho storm struck the area of Cedar Rapids where St. Pius the X Church is located. Michael Becker, pastoral associate at the parish, realized eventually that what he was witnessing Aug. 10 was no tornado. He was at work when…
Executive actions provide minimal boost to economy hit hard by COVID-19
Story - August 13, 2020 - The coronavirus relief measures put in place by President Donald Trump Aug. 8 are not expected to provide significant relief to people most in need of assistance because of the pandemic-induced recession, political observers said. While rooted in law, they explained, the steps undertaken by the president are limited in scope and some may face…
Catholic Charities agencies grateful for Albertson’s Nourishing Neighbors grant
Story - August 7, 2020 - In the face of unprecedented need and upended distribution models, our agencies are doing more, with less. Our network of agencies across the country are innovating to serve their neighbors, complying with social distancing requirements and meeting rapidly evolving needs. Catholic Charities agencies are grateful for the support from the Albertson’s Nourishing Neighbors grant that…
AmeriCorps response during COVID-19: National service at CCUSA
Story - August 3, 2020 - During this unpreceded time in our country, our federal partner AmeriCorps made the decision to allow national service members to break from their traditional service duties and support Covid-19 response efforts in their communities. Through CCUSA’s five AmeriCorps programs, 28 AmeriCorps members provided almost 5,000 hours of Covid-19 response efforts, serving over 25,000 individuals since…
CCUSA, USCCB call for HUD’s proposed fair housing rule to be withdrawn
Story - July 31, 2020 - The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Charities USA said the Trump administration should withdraw its proposed rule to replace the Obama administration’s 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing regulation because the new rule “undermines efforts to promote fair housing and human dignity.” Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson announced July 23 his agency…