Veteran social services leader, first lay person to guide 108-Year-Old Catholic Social Service Agency September 15, 2025 – New York, NY — J. Antonio Fernández has just become the first lay person to run the 108-year-old Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York, the social service organization...

The War challenges the world and New Yorkers to respond to the refugee crisis. Europe is facing a crisis in Ukraine that it hasn’t faced since World War II, with all indications that the consequences of the Russian invasion will be long-lasting. While the major current focus is on the violence of war,...