by Jonah McKeown, Katie Yoder CNA Newsroom, Aug 20, 2022 / 12:30 pm Amid the highest levels of inflation seen in the United States in four decades, food pantries across the country — many of which are run by Catholics — are seeing an increased demand for their services. Catholic food …

by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Jun 30, 2022 / 17:11 pm Following the discovery of the bodies of more than 50 migrants who died in an abandoned tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, the local Catholic Charities organization is offering support to the 12 surviving migrants and their families. Antonio Fernandez, …

by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Mar 16, 2022 / 15:05 pm Three aid workers for a Catholic charity operating in Ukraine were hurt last week when the van they were riding in was hit by artillery fire, the leader of the humanitarian group said. Jason Jones, the founder of the …

by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Aug 27, 2021 / 17:02 pm The Supreme Court struck down a nationwide moratorium on evictions late Thursday. Housing advocates are urging that congressional aid for those facing eviction should be a top priority. In a 6-3 ruling delivered Aug. 26, the Supreme Court determined …

by Michelle La Rosa Denver Newsroom, Oct 29, 2020 / 03:41 am MT (CNA).- After decades of helping place children overseas with adoptive families in the United States, Catholic Charities of Baltimore has ended its international adoption program. Ellen Warnock, adoption program coordinator at Catholic Charities of Baltimore, told CNA …

by Mary Farrow Denver Newsroom, Sep 15, 2020 / 05:11 pm MT (CNA).- “Level one, which is get ready. Level two, get set. And level three – go, get out of there,” Bishop Peter Smith, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, told CNA. The people of Oregon …

by Kevin J. Jones Denver Newsroom, Aug 24, 2020 / 07:19 pm MT (CNA).- Two weeks after a major storm system caused massive damage in the Midwest, residents of Iowa and other affected states are working to rebuild. For fourteen hours over an 800-mile stretch, the Aug. 10 storm caused …

by Eileen Connelly, OSU At just 16, Manirambona Ernestine left the refugee camp in Tanzania where she had been living with her parents and six siblings, bound for the United States. It was the start of a stable, new life for the family, originally from Burundi. Conditions in the camp …

“This exhibit comes to the museum as the nation grapples with recent investigative reporting exposing the separation of families at our borders,” said Dion Brown, president of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati. “It is incredibly important that we host this exhibit that partners with organizations like Catholic …

from our June print issue: By Eileen Connelly, OSU Early in her tenure at Mount Notre Dame (MND), Sarah Ray discovered the joy of serving others. As she graduates, she’ll be carrying that joy into the future, continuing to put her faith into action and responding to those in need. …