My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy has brought many memories to mind of similar situations of the past, most recently the earthquake in Haiti, as well as my personal involvement in the Italian earthquakes of the Irpinia region in Southern Italy in 1980 and in L’Aquila in 2009. […]
Catholic Charities Progress of Peoples Development Corporation (CCPOP), the housing developer of Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens, announced that the application process for the newly constructed Our Lady of Loreto Family Apartments is now closed. In May, 2012, after much anticipation by families in need of low-income-housing in Brownsville, Catholic Charities opened the application […]
Fidelis Care, the New York state Catholic Health Plan, has announced the distribution of $113,290 from its Community Grant Fund to benefit Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens $115,730 to support Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services, and $190,980 to benefit the Catholic Migration Office of the Diocese of Brooklyn. For the eighth consecutive year, Fidelis Care […]
The Catholic Charities 2012 Bishop’s Humanitarian Award Dinner Honored Youssoufou Bamba, Ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire to the United Nations, and Michael Perrette, Vice President of Corporate Facilities and Services at Prudential. The event was held at Pier Sixty, Manhattan, on May 22. Pictured, from left,are: Ken Rosato, Anchor, Eyewitness News, WABC-TV; John J. Farrell, retired […]
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens (CCBQ), Catholic Cemeteries of the Diocese of Brooklyn, and the Vincentian Center for Church and Society at St. John’s University joined together Nov. 12 to sponsor “Journey to Healing: Grief, Compassion and Hope,” a bereavement conference for those who have suffered a loss as well as those who support the […]
