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Oregon Catholics reflect on pregnancy, childbirth during the pandemic
Story - May 1, 2020 - At 8 a.m. on Easter, two days before giving birth, Jennifer Ratigan pulled into a hospital parking lot and waited for a physician’s assistant — donning full protective garb, including a face mask and shield — to reach through a rolled-down window to swab her nose for a COVID-19 test. The hospital was preparing for…
Online programs enable donors to help parishes weather pandemic storm
Story - April 21, 2020 - Dioceses and their supporters have established special funds to allow donors to help parishes and Catholic ministries get through the economic crisis caused by rapid spread of the new coronavirus. While the efforts cannot make up fully for the loss of weekend Mass collections, the donations are helping some entities with much-needed funds so they…
Rewriting his own history, one day at a time
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Story - July 6, 2022 - The spring sun glares into the room on a recent Tuesday afternoon. Doug Grant sits down at the table, pulls out his reading glasses and digs into his latest historical fiction book. It was his moment of peace after a long, hard day at work. Doug is wise in years, as evidenced by his white…
MAX: A unique intervention program from Catholic Charities Cleveland
Story - December 1, 2021 - By Tara McMullen A patient awakens in a hospital room. Bright lights. Beeping monitors. A nurse enters and informs them they’ve been revived from an opiate overdose. They were lucky this time. Would they like to speak with someone about recovery? Here in this hospital room is where the Max Kolbe Program (MAX), a unique intervention program launched by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland (CC…
God’s hand at work: An adoption miracle in chaos after Katrina
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Story - September 3, 2015 - Ten years ago, hundreds of thousands of people fled New Orleans to escape Hurricane Katrina. Among them were an adoption specialist for Catholic Charities in New Orleans, one of the birthmothers she was working with, and the adoptive family the birthmother had just chosen for her baby. With phone lines down and no communication between…
Cooking is therapeutic for Sister Marjorie Hebert
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Story - March 31, 2022 - Marianite Sister Marjorie Hebert, the president and CEO of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans, grew up in an Algiers family of seven children, whose Catholic numbers and modest income – her mom was a cashier at K&B Drug Store on Canal Street – dictated a budgeted routine of serving simple family meals. “I started…
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…
Interfaith services pray for refugees, herald their strength, courage
Story - June 23, 2021 - On June 20, communities from around the globe celebrated World Refugee Day, established by the United Nations as an international day to acknowledge the strength and courage of people forced to flee their home countries due to conflict or persecution. Yet, the commemoration of World Refugee Day comes at a record low for refugee resettlement.…
One-fifth of church entities that applied received SBA loans to maintain staff
Story - April 24, 2020 - The federal small-business loan program created in response to the coronavirus pandemic has allowed the Diocese of Nashville, Tennessee, to keep all of its part-time employees on board. For that, school superintendent Rebecca Hammel is grateful. She told Catholic News Service that 10 schools received loans under the Small Business Administration-administered Paycheck Protection Program. Loan…
Pandemic poses stark threat to homeless population
Story - March 24, 2020 - The COVID-19 global pandemic creating havoc across the U.S. poses a stark threat to the homeless, while an economic downturn may create a new wave of homelessness, several Catholic Charities staff members report. In Southern California, Ana Guillen, program manager for the San Pedro Region of Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, said the weight of…
Catholic leaders urge Congress to address shortcomings in CARES Act
Story - April 8, 2020 - Testing and treatment for the novel coronavirus for all people regardless of their immigration status and assistance to church organizations with more than 500 workers are among crucial concerns Catholic leaders are urging Congress to address in a new federal emergency aid package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Providing internet access to low-income families…
DRC refugee uses experiences to help others
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Story - December 9, 2020 - Charles Mugabe is the COVID-19 Project Coordinator for Catholic Charities Refugee and Immigration Services in Maine. As the liaison between Ethnic Community-Based Organizations statewide, Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services, and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Mugabe works with a coalition of organizations to help provide COVID-19 social service support for…