Prayer & Reflection - February 24, 2023 - American history is replete with examples of bigotry against Catholic immigrants. Whether it was the Know Nothing Party in the 1800s or the Ku Klux Klan in the 1900s, millions of Americans have seen Catholics as a threat to the American way of life. There were many reasons for this animosity. Many of our ancestors…

Story - August 2, 2017 - Fina* was thirty-eight when she immigrated to the United States from Italy with her husband and two children. In Milan, she had been a stay-at-home mom, but with her youngest daughter getting ready to start first grade, she was excited to rejoin the workforce and start a new life in the United States. But shortly…

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Story - March 30, 2020 - A baker’s dozen of Catholic organizations, from dioceses to religious orders to Catholic Charities affiliates, have signed on to a joint statement urging all to take part in the 2020 U.S. census. “We affirm the right of all people to participate in the 2020 census and remain committed to helping our neighbors be counted,” said…

Prayer & Reflection - March 19, 2024 - In today’s Mass readings, we encounter the profound connection between faith and promise, echoed in the stories of David, Abraham and Joseph. David receives a promise from God of an enduring dynasty, rooted not in his own merit but in God’s faithfulness. Similarly, Abraham’s righteousness is attributed to his unwavering faith in God’s promises, despite…

News - August 6, 2019 - We grieve the senseless loss of life as a result of the recent mass shootings in Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton. Hate and violence have no place in our society. It is abhorrent that some victims were targeted simply because they were perceived to be immigrants. As an organization committed to helping vulnerable people, Catholic…

News - July 3, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) joins the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), and the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) in sharing grave concerns on the proposed rule making by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) concerning the eligibility for covered housing assistance programs.…

Story - October 6, 2020 - Pope Francis writes in his recent encyclical, Fratelli tutti, that even in the midst of the pandemic and other crises “God continues to sow abundant seeds of goodness in our human family” (No. 54), the fruit of which is a sense of hope generated by “all those around us who, in the midst of fear,…

Story - August 16, 2021 - When U.S. service members were in a foreign land, unsure of the way and unable to speak the language, brave locals came to their assistance. Now, the Afghans who served as interpreters and guides for the U.S. military need help adjusting to a new country. For decades, the U.S. military has been in Afghanistan and…

News - September 5, 2017 - Alexandria, Va. – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) issued the following statement in response to the administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: “Catholic Charities USA is devastated by the administration’s shameful and cruel decision to end the DACA program.  The DACA program has offered protection and opportunity to nearly 800,000…

News - April 27, 2022 - Alexandria, Va. – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) President and CEO, Sister Donna Markham, OP, PhD, and Bishop Mario Dorsonville, Auxiliary Bishop of Washington and Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Migration, sent a letter to Congress today expressing concern over several measures that would prolong the misuse of Title 42.…

News - August 22, 2019 - The announcement that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement is extraordinarily troubling. We are gravely concerned about the families, and particularly the children, who will face indeterminable amounts of time in detention and the emotional and psychological effects this will impose…