Catholic Charities USA Archives

Bishops say fellow Texans’ help for one another amid storm is ‘edifying’

Feb 22, 2021

The Catholic bishops of Texas said Feb. 20 that the generosity of their fellow Texans reaching out to help their neighbors, even while they are also managing their own needs during a historic winter storm, “is truly edifying.”

By Catholic News Service

Catholic leaders call on Biden to rescue reeling Puerto Rico

Feb 17, 2021

There’s been enough earthquakes in Puerto Rico over the past year and a half that the sensation has stuck with Archbishop Roberto González Nieves of San Juan. Sometimes, González said, he even thinks the earth is shaking when it’s not.

By John Lavenburg

CCUSA receives $1 million grant to help fire-devastated communities

Feb 14, 2021

A $1 million grant will allow 10 Catholic Charities agencies in four wildfire-stricken Western states to provide assistance to people burned out of their homes.

By Dennis Sadowski

Eviction moratorium only delaying the inevitable, says Catholic Charities head

Dec 22, 2020

The president of Catholic Charities USA fears an extended eviction moratorium just delays the inevitable evictions millions of Americans will face amidst a global pandemic and diminished job market.

By John Lavenburg

Catholic Charities USA pledges to seek passage of new pandemic relief bill

Oct 7, 2020

The president of Catholic Charities USA said the agency would turn to Capitol Hill to get a pandemic relief bill passed after it called President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend talks on the legislation “heartless.”

By Dennis Sadowski

USCCB president urges special collection to aid disaster-stricken dioceses

Sep 4, 2020

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has asked his fellow bishops to consider having their parishes take up a special collection to aid dioceses and parishes stricken by recent natural disasters.

By Catholic News Service

Dioceses spared by Isaias, but ready response for those who may need help

Aug 6, 2020

Catholic churches, schools and other properties were spared serious damage by a mid-season tropical storm that raced up the East Coast, killing at least six people and leaving more than 3.7 million customers without power.

By Catholic News Service

Catholic Charities pandemic assistance totals nearly $400 million

Aug 5, 2020

Scott Milliken has seen a lot of people come through the doors at the Father English Center’s food pantry during his years as CEO of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey, but not like the numbers since the coronavirus pandemic hit in March.

By Dennis Sadowski