Catholic Charities of New York Archives

Catholic Charities: ‘Horrible deja vu’ in continued family separation
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Aug 1, 2019
New York’s Catholic Charities Community Services has joined in a filing from the American Civil Liberties Union that says more than 900 children were taken from parents in the year after a judge last year issued an injunction ordering the Trump administration to stop separating most parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Mother Cabrini’s ministry to immigrants called ‘more essential’ than ever
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Jul 16, 2019
St. Francis Xavier Cabrini took to heart Jesus’ greatest commandment to love God and love one’s neighbor by tending to those most in need — children, the sick, orphans and “most of all” immigrants, said New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan July 13.
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New evidence in Supreme Court’s census case may impact outcome
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Jun 1, 2019
An expected vote from the U.S. Supreme Court on the added U.S. citizenship question in the 2020 census just hit a potential twist with newly submitted evidence that could influence the court’s decision.
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Church agency, union leaders on fact-finding trip to Central America

A delegation that includes the head of Catholic Charities of the New York Archdiocese, union leaders, state officials and representatives of humanitarian aid agencies are visiting the three Central American nations that now face a cutoff of U.S. aid ordered by President Donald Trump.

Smith dinner’s tone lighthearted, but abuse crisis not ignored in remarks

In the current toxic environment where political rivals describe each other as “evil” and “enemies,” it is imperative to remember that in America, “our political opponents are not evil, they are just our opponents,” according to Ambassador Nikki R. Haley.