Catholic Charities

Broken utility poles downed by strong wind gusts are seen as Hurricane Milton approaches Fort Myers, Fla., Oct. 9, 2024. As Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida just days after Hurricane Helene, Catholic Charities USA announced Oct. 9 that it has launched a dedicated disaster relief donation campaign at ccusa.online/milton, with 100% of all funds raised to be allocated to local Catholic Charities agencies. (OSV News photo/Ricardo Arduengo, Reuters)

Catholic Charities USA launches Hurricane Milton relief fund

As Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida just days after Hurricane Helene, Catholic Charities USA has launched a dedicated disaster relief donation campaign.
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A contractor surveys a Dallas-based client's home for structure damage after Hurricane Beryl moved through the area in Galveston, Texas, July 8, 2024. Beryl slammed into Texas early that morning, knocking out power to nearly 3 million homes and businesses, unleashing heavy rain and causing multiple deaths as it moved east and later weakened to a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center said.

Texas Catholic groups struggle to provide aid after Beryl cuts power to millions

Catholic aid organizations in the Galveston-Houston Archdiocese confirmed they cannot get to work just yet because of the power outage that left about 2.5 million people in the dark following Hurricane Beryl's landfall July 8 that cut a damaging path through ...
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A case worker with Catholic Charities of Acadiana is pictured in a file photo preparing a bed at St. Joseph Shelter, an emergency shelter that cares for 87 individuals experiencing homelessness in and around Lafayette, La.

La. governor cuts $1m to Catholic Charities shelter over church’s care for migrants

Drastic cuts in state funding for a Catholic Charities' homeless shelter operations in Louisiana over the wider Catholic Church's ministry to migrants have dealt a significant blow to the church's ability to care for area residents experiencing homelessness, including veterans.
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Sister Norma Pimentel, a Missionary of Jesus, poses Nov. 11, 2023, at the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, Texas, which helps migrants released by Border Patrol reach their final destinations in the United States. The center, a project of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley in the Brownsville Diocese, has served more than 1,500 migrants daily (OSV News/David Agren)

‘We Have To Defend Life,’ Says Sister Norma, Who Ministers at Border

In many ways, Sister Norma, a Missionary of Jesus, has become the face of the Catholic response to migrants in the Rio Grande Valley, where she leads Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Brownsville.
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Catholic Charities reacts to ‘disturbing’ online threats to staff over migration work 

Catholic Charities USA, the organization dedicated to carrying out the domestic humanitarian work of the Catholic Church in the United States, responded Oct. 31 to "disturbing" recent remarks by a social media influencer threatening its staff.
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Agencies in California organize outreach for storm victims amid rainfall

OAKLAND, Calif. (OSV News) — Catholic organizations in California, strengthened by years of responding to disasters in the Golden State, responded quickly to bring aid to those affected by the ongoing brutal winter storms. Since late December, a series of ...
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