Story - September 28, 2017 - Pope Francis launched the Share the Journey campaign from St. Peter’s Square on September 27, 2017. The campaign, which encourages everyone to welcome with open arms those people who have been displaced from their homelands and to listen to their stories, will run through September 2019. Catholic Charities USA, along with the United States Conference…

Story - October 29, 2019 - Tiffany and Cody struggled with infertility. They spent a lot of time and money on doctor visits, medications, and procedures. At one point, they knew it wasn’t going to work. “We did all of this for nothing,” Tiffany remembers thinking. But she also says that their marriage became “stronger because of what we went through.”…

Story - November 8, 2018 - Ashenafi Anota, administration and transportation coordinator for Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), knows how good can come out of disasters. ”I have seen so many volunteers helping at churches and distribution centers,” Ahenafi said. “Even random people who happened to see me at a location have said to me that they would help if we need…

News - February 5, 2018 - Catholic Charities USA, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Relief Services, Catholic Rural Life, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul wrote to the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives urging members to maintain certain priorities for U.S. food and agriculture policy as they consider the 2018 Farm Bill. The…

Member - August 14, 2015 - For more than 150 years, Catholic Charities Twin Cities has served and advocated on behalf of those most in need. Our programs for children, families, and adults annually assist more than 25,000 people with dignified shelter, warm meals, supportive services, permanent homes, and more.

News - June 29, 2020 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, urges Congress to pursue a holistic and integrated approach to racial justice, including establishing a Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys and passing the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act. Read the full letter

Member - August 17, 2015 - Services

Story - September 26, 2017 - The most immediate challenge facing Catholic Charities of the Virgin Islands in the wake of back-to-back monster storms is finding a home for the people who were living at Bethlehem House in Kingshill, St. Croix, when it was badly damaged last week by Hurricane Maria. The residents had been evacuated to public disaster shelters before…

Member - August 13, 2015 - Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is the largest private human services provider in the Midwest, operating at a scale of $200 million and serving nearly 375,000 people annually. Our staff work over three impact areas as we partner with mission-driven people and organizations across our region to witness a message of mercy and…

Story - November 20, 2020 - Chris Ross, Vice President of Migration and Refugee Resettlement Services at Catholic Charities USA, writes about what’s ahead for the Catholic Charities’ ministry to refugees resettling in the United States in the years ahead, especially with a new administration. Read the full article. 

Prayer & Reflection - March 5, 2023 - The theme of the cross bookends the Transfiguration. Just prior to the Transfiguration Jesus said, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow me…” (Mt 16:24) and the narrative ends with, “Do not tell the vision to anyone until the Son of Man has been raised from the…

News - January 17, 2018 - Catholic Charities USA and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a letter to both houses of Congress urging members to pass a budget agreement that draws a “circle of protection” around the many programs that serve poor people at home, reauthorizes critical health programs such as the Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Maternal,…