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Church wasn’t prepared, either, for pandemic, says nuncio to U.S.
Story - May 7, 2020 - Just like billions of people throughout the world, “the church was not prepared” for the coronavirus pandemic, said Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Vatican nuncio to the United States, in a May 6 interview with Catholic News Service. “We are also people in an organization” beyond just a religion with adherents, Archbishop Pierre said in the…
Catholic Charities of Metuchen to build affordable housing for seniors
Story - March 6, 2020 - Bishop James F. Checchio and Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Newark, were joined by civic and community leaders at a groundbreaking ceremony for the St. Paul the Apostle Senior Residence Feb. 25. The 42,788-square-foot facility will provide 42 affordable housing units for residents 62 and over and is expected to open…
A community rallies together to repair a hurricane-ravaged home
Story - November 9, 2018 - Mrs. Azebell Anderson is a 78-year-old widow. Hurricane Harvey took everything she had in her home. During the storm, her home flooded to her knees before she was rescued by firefighters. It wasn’t long before her new reality hit. For the next two months, Mrs. Anderson lived in a hotel provided by FEMA. Having been…
A young woman with Down Syndrome receives help and a home
Story - February 9, 2016 - The Department for People with Disabilities (DPD), Catholic Charities Diocese of Paterson, received a call that a 25-year-old woman with Down Syndrome, Margaret, was in a living situation that was not quite ideal. She had been sheltered in her home since graduating high school at the age of 21, spending most of her time in…
With counseling, teen migrant learns to manage trauma and loss
Story - September 3, 2015 - Victoriana was 5 years old when she saw her father gunned down in front of their home in Honduras. The blood-tinged image has haunted her for 10 years. But now she is talking about this traumatic event thanks to new bilingual mental health counseling sessions provided by Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio at Dater High School…
Learning, inspiration at the 2024 Annual Gathering
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News - September 24, 2024 - ALEXANDRIA, Va. — From September 16 through September 19, nearly 600 Catholic Charities staff, volunteers and supporters from around the country gathered in Oklahoma City for the 2024 Annual Gathering. Each year, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the national membership organization representing 168 Catholic Charities agencies, convenes its network in a different city for several days…
Thomas Merton Center celebrates fifty years of serving the community
Story - February 14, 2024 - Catholic Charities Fairfield program has grown exponentially since ‘soup kitchen’ days It started with a challenge. Back in 1974, Fr. John Giuliani, the charismatic Sacred Heart University (SHU) campus minister, and his prayer group invited Kathleen Thorsby of the Washington, D.C. Center for Creative Non-Violence to report on the recent opening of a soup kitchen…
Hope takes root: One company’s generous response to Laudato si’ Challenge
Story - January 19, 2021 - By Daria Earley, Family Strengthening Associate, AmeriCorps VISTA 50,000 refugee clients set to benefit from generous seed donation Five years ago, in his encyclical letter, Laudato si’: On Care for Our Common Home, His Holiness Pope Francis entreated all humans to become better stewards of both one another and our burdened planet. In response to this…
Thank you for picking us
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Story - June 1, 2021 - By Tara Ford, Director of Marketing Communications, Catholic Charities of San Antonio No one really knows the trauma, sadness, and grief of a teenage boy traveling alone through another country in search of a hopeful future in the United States. To overcome trauma, one needs positive relationships, a healthy lifestyle, and strong community support. One needs…
Catholic Charities Omaha: Erasing poverty through entrepreneurship
Story - December 1, 2021 - By Ryan Eades Innovative member agency program seeks to break the cycle of poverty As a cleaning professional for six years, Sylvia Sanchez Enciso had gotten used to working into the evenings, missing her children’s soccer practices and working on weekends. “I would work until 6:30 p.m. Monday to Friday,” Sylvia says. “Often, I would work weekends too, at least Saturday.” Her…
Matthew 25:35: ‘For I was hungry, and you gave me food’
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Story - August 11, 2020 - By Deanna Wolf, Community & Volunteer Engagement Manager, Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego In the rapidly changing reality of COVID-19, the Most Reverend Robert W. McElroy, bishop of the Diocese of San Diego, called upon the Board of Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego at their meeting March 12, 2020, to address the increasing needs…
Lunch among ladies: Parishioners, unhoused women find meaning in meals
Story - March 3, 2023 - A visit with lunch program organizers at Kenton Women’s Village hosted by Catholic Charities of Oregon