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CCUSA offers prayers for those devastated by floods and wildfires
News - August 19, 2016 - Alexandria, Va. – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the official domestic relief agency of the US Catholic Church, calls on all people of goodwill to stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in California and the Gulf coast affected by the devastating flooding and horrific wildfires that have uprooted their communities. “First and foremost, we…
CCUSA urges Congress to fund key hunger and nutrition programs
News - June 8, 2022 - Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) President and CEO, Sister Donna Markham, OP, PhD, along with leadership from the USCCB, CRS and Catholic Rural Life, sent a letter to Congress today urging Congress to fund key hunger and nutrition programs in FY 2023 agriculture appropriations. In part, the letter states: “We must work to…
A new heart and a new spirit
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Prayer & Reflection - February 27, 2024 - Cast away from you all the crimes you have committed, says the LORD,and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Ezekiel 18:31 Lent is a season of sacrifice, prayer and charity ahead of the Easter miracle of new beginnings. Most choose to “give up” something (i.e. coffee, chocolate, alcohol), and others “add” something…
U.S. bishops release children’s book on the reality of racism
Story - June 11, 2020 - The USCCB ad hoc Committee Against Racism teamed with the Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development and Loyola Press, to produce a children’s book perfect for the domestic church. Complete with free downloadable activities geared toward teaching reconciliation and the purpose of confession, the book was first released in December 2019. Everyone Belongs tells…
CCUSA announces Social Innovation Challenge award winners
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2020/09/22/ccusa-innovation-challenge/
News - September 22, 2020 - Agencies receive a combined $1 million to invest in innovative programs Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) President and CEO Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, announced the three awardees of the CCUSA Social Innovation Challenge during a virtual event with staff from across the Catholic Charities ministry. The awardees will receive a combined $1…
More than just a roof
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Story - May 5, 2016 - When considering people who have experienced homelessness, we think immediately of our friend Angela and her two sons. Angela is a hard-worker, with an impressive skillset that landed her a steady job at an assisted living facility in Nashville. Spend only five minutes with Angela, and you will sense a complex warmth about her. She…
The heart of God in our relationships
Prayer & Reflection - February 26, 2024 - Today’s readings invite contemplation on three relationships: our relationship with God, with others and with self. As Christians, we believe that we are created for relationship — connections with depth, value and the propensity for growth in who we are as children of the Divine. Relationships begin the day we are born and permeate our…
Helping lonely seniors
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Story - October 19, 2016 - Bettie has been a widow for 22 years and has struggled with profound loneliness. “It’s just my home and my dog,” she explained. However, as a participant in Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet Senior Companion Program, Bettie’s situation has improved dramatically. The Senior Companion Program offers adults ages 55 and older the opportunity to support…
Catholic organizations urge Congress to extend eviction moratorium
News - July 30, 2021 - Dear Senator/Representative: We write to urge you to take immediate action to extend the federal eviction moratorium to protect vulnerable renters during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Catholic Church teaches that access to safe, decent, and affordable housing is a human right as well as a demand of the common good. We also know that housing…
CCUSA president and CEO expresses concern over immigration proposal
News - January 29, 2018 - Alexandria, Va. — The recent proposal by President Trump detailing a path to citizenship for people who were brought to the United States as young children — many of whom are called Dreamers — was met with some concerns by Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA. “While we are…
Saturday of the second week of Advent, 2022
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Prayer & Reflection - December 10, 2022 - As we continue on our Advent journey, we seem to be racing toward Christmas and the gifts of newborn hope, joy and optimism that await us through the holy celebration of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus — in just two weeks! Christmas is also a sobering reminder that our Savior and King of the…
CCUSA opposes proposed rule restricting asylum
News - March 27, 2023 - On Monday, March 27, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) submitted comments in response to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled “Circumvention of Lawful Pathways.” CCUSA opposes the proposed rule because it creates additional barriers for people fleeing harm to exercise their legal right to request life-saving protections…