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Four stars for financial health, accountability, transparency

By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 Catholic Charities of St. Louis has attained a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, the highest rating given by the charity rating...

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“The Courage to Love” bears fruit for the Annual Catholic Appeal

By Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker The 2016 Annual Catholic Appeal has raised nearly $14.9 million, exceeding its $13.5 million goal.More than 51,000 households...

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Targeted cash assistance can help people avoid homelessness, study finds

By Dennis Sadowski | Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Small sums of financial assistance can help stabilize housing for low-income people and stave off homelessness and its slew of related social...

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Queen of Peace Center’s help seen as saving lives

By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 A smiling Kristy Pomirko, bubbly and chatty, turns serious when assessing the impact Queen of Peace Center had on her."I'm very thankful....

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Catholic Charities opposes bill altering state’s Medicaid Program

By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 Catholic Charities of St. Louis is opposing Senate Bill 28, which requires the Missouri Department of Social Services to apply to the...

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Catholic Charities provides long-term care for tornado victims

By Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker More than three weeks since a tornado hit near Perryville, Catholic Charities of St. Louis has been formulating a plan to provide...

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Catholic Charities, St. Vincent de Paul poised to help those impacted by...

By Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker Catholic Charities of St. Louis has stepped in to assist in the long-term recovery efforts of those affected by recent flooding...

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School supplies help Pathways families get off to good start

By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 With three boys heading back to school, Ramona Brown credits for Catholic Charities of St. Louis taking "a lot of headaches off me," after...

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Catholic Charities makes headway in addressing poverty

By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 Theresa Ruzicka, president of Catholic Charities of St. Louis, is proud of her organization's efforts to help break the cycle of poverty,...

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Texas parishioners shocked by devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey

By James Ramos | Texas Catholic Herald HOUSTON -- With floodwater as high as 20 feet from swelling bayous and waterways, thousands of homes in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston flooded as Tropical...

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Catholic groups mobilizing to help in Hurricane Harvey's aftermath

By Rhina Guidos | Catholic News Service Editor's note: Updated on Aug. 29 with information about special collection in Archdiocese of St. Louis Sept. 2-3 and Sept. 9-10.read more

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Board member helps agency that aided him at his birth, adoption

By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 Fifty years ago, Marty Tobben's biological mother placed him for adoption with Villa Maria, then an agency of Catholic Charities. He grew...

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Once ‘on knees and knuckles,’ now back on her feet

By Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker Loddie Gillespie describes herself as always curious, always on the go. The word quit is not in her vocabulary.As a mother, she's...

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Catholic agencies address poverty issues, public policy

By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 A forum last month gave Catholics a chance to voice public policy concerns and ideas to legislators ahead of the state legislative...

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Go To Bat for Kids provides unforgettable memories for kids

By Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker With three curved fingers hooked on top, and a thumb positioned underneath, Carlos Williams demonstrated how he held the baseball...

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