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Donning Plastic Aprons and Delivering Pasta; Catholic Charities Teams with...
By Alice Kenny Donning plastic aprons and matching gloves, 12 volunteers, all staff from Catholic Charities, served 530 lunches last week to homeless, poor and working-poor Bronx residents in POTS...
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Time Magazine Names Pope Francis “Person of the Year”
L’Osservatore Romano Calling Pope Francis “The People’s Pope,” Time magazine today named Pope Francis its Person of the Year. “For pulling the papacy out of the palace and into the streets, for...
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Invisible Child
“She wakes to the sound of breathing,” New York Times reporter Andrea Elliott writes in this compelling new series that shines a light on the growing number of homeless children in New York City. “The...
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Catholic Charities Helps You Prepare as “Polar Vortex” Grips NY
By Alice Kenny As bitter cold bites New York plunging temperatures to their lowest in decades, Catholic Charities joins with the New York City Office of Emergency Management to help keep you and our...
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Catholic New York Editorial: More Feeling Hunger’s Effects
Msgr. Sullivan at St. Jerome’s food pantry The numbers are shocking, writes Catholic New York in this recent editorial: In just five years, the number of New York City residents who depend on food...
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New Mom Tweets Big News
By Alice Kenny In just 140 characters, Maria used the hashtag “Mom” to announce this week the huge news that she celebrated her parenting class graduation from Catholic Charities affiliate, Good...
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As Businesses Flee, Nuns March in to Restore Burned-Out City
Photographed by Daniel Case By Alice Kenny One, sometimes two brick buildings stand lonely sentry amid rubble and rats in block after Newburgh city block. Once home to the first Edison plant and the...
View ArticleAlicia, a Foster Parent, Shares Her Pain and Gains
By Alice Kenny Alicia already had three young children when she and her husband decided to open their hearts and home to a foster child. So they took in a homeless, pregnant teen. But after the baby’s...
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Homeless College Student Struggles to Breathe
Slung over Renny Vilorio’s shoulder is a fabric bag that rarely leaves his side; the nebulizer, inhalers and pills inside keep him breathing. A second accessory complements his ensemble: a backpack,...
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Meet the Homeless. Hear Their Stories
Speaker’s Night Wednesday, December 10, 2014 6:15PM You are invited to join us for a memorable evening of sharing and reflection. Fordham University, Lincoln Center Second Floor Chapel – Room 221 113...
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