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For over a century, Catholic Charities has been honored to receive support from The New York Times Communities Fund, previously recognized as The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund. Over the last 112 years, the contributions from various campaigns have empowered us to extend assistance to...

Pope Francis has called for a day of prayer, penance and fasting for peace throughout the world on Friday, October 27th.  Let us together and in our own individual ways, heed this call. Without a doubt the events of the past two weeks...

With profound sadness, Catholic Charities expresses deep solidarity with the people of Israel in the aftermath of the recent violent deadly terrorist attacks.   In such times, our own human words  fall short, so we turn to Psalm 122 with fervor and urgency:  “Let us fervently pray for the...

The current state the world with more than 110 million refugees and displaced individuals, can make the biblical mandate to “welcome the stranger” seem an unreal expectation: Both the Old and New Testaments raises up migrants as warranting humane inclusion, and issues ominous warnings to those who would mistreat or shun...

Monsignor Kevin Sullivan, Executive Director, issues a statement on the recent work authorization for thousands of Venezuelan asylum seekers.

For Fr. John Anderson, IVDei, the other 11 months should be as well. That’s particularly true for those, like many Catholic Charities social workers and caseworkers, who are members of the helping professions. “We talk about it all the time, but we tend be the worst when it comes to our own self-care,” says Father...

Today on Fourth of July, we are called to celebrate our independence and all the things that make our nation so great. A perfect way to celebrate our nation’s birthday is by sharing with you the story of some of our nation’s...

Juneteenth, once more, provides an opportunity to reflect upon the need to continually advance justice and equality.  This federal holiday reminds us that our nation and its institutions, including Catholic ones, have not infrequently perpetuated policies and practices of inequality. It is worth noting...

Braving a haze that enveloped the city, hundreds of supporters of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York gathered under the iconic blue whale of the Museum of Natural History on June 7 for the annual gala dinner. There they heard praise for champions of charity and programs that sustain...