Catholic Social Services

Official: Virus outbreak at Catholic homeless shelter part of testing gap
- Sep 9, 2020
A national expert on homeless medical care says a coronavirus outbreak at an Alaska shelter run by the Catholic Church may be part of a lack of national strategy for testing members of the homeless population.

By Associated Press
USCCB, other Catholic groups urge court to protect faith-based foster care
- Jun 9, 2020
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference and a few Catholic Charities agencies have joined more than 30 other religious groups, states and a group of Congress members urging the Supreme Court to protect Philadelphia’s faith-based foster care.

By Carol Zimmermann
Justices to hear Philly dispute over same-sex foster parents
- Feb 24, 2020
The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a dispute over a Philadelphia Catholic agency that won’t place foster children with same-sex couples.

By Associated Press

Court sides with Philly against Catholic Social Services over same-sex parents in foster care
- Apr 23, 2019
Philadelphia city government can require that contractor Catholic Social Services does not discriminate against same-sex couples in its foster care program, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.

By Mark Scolforo
Nebraskans’ faith, community spirit stronger after floods, priest says
- Mar 24, 2019
After floodwaters ravaged much of Nebraska, ironically one thing some people needed most was clean water.

By Carol Zimmermann
MRS chief: Proposed rule change for green cards ‘a fear-creator’
- Sep 29, 2018
Catholic leaders are speaking out against a Trump administration proposed rule announced Sept. 22 that would deny green cards to legal immigrants using public assistance.

By Mark Pattison