August 2019 - Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh

Statements from Catholic Charities USA on Recent Immigration Actions

Statement from Catholic Charities USA on USCIS Public Charge Final Rule Alexandria, Va. (August 12, 2019)–Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) is deeply concerned with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) final rule on public charge, scheduled for formal publication in the Federal Register on August 14, 2019.1 The rule will harm vulnerable immigrant communities and families by limiting access to social safety net programs and further impact them by removing access to basic needs services, diminishing… Read More

Bishop Zarama responds to recent shootings in El Paso, TX, and Dayton, OH

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, With much sadness we learned of a new shooting, of another massacre, this time in El Paso, Texas and in Dayton, Ohio. They were innocent victims of people who were destroying and killing out of hatred, racism, revenge, supremacy, or who knows why else. These were innocent lives who were killed by hate – which is the complete absence of Love and the tool of destruction. How sad! In… Read More

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