On Wednesday, August 2nd, the Consulate of Mexico in Raleigh held a press conference announcing the allocation of funds to support immigration work in North Carolina. Catholic Charities is one of three non-profit agencies the Mexican Consulate is working with to conduct workshops and one-on-one sessions to help Mexican nationals through the complicated legal immigration process. Ms. Consuelo Kwee, Director of Immigration Services for Catholic Charities, expressed gratitude to the Mexican Consulate for this partnership, “I am thankful to Ms. Remedios Gomez Arnau, Consul General, Patricia Perez Galeana, Deputy Consul… Read More
On Saturday, July 29th, fourteen volunteers traveled to Princeville, NC to help repair two homes damaged by Hurricane Matthew. The project was coordinated by NC Catholics Volunteer, a partnership between the Catholic Charities, the Knights of Columbus, and the Diocese of Raleigh. The project was also coordinated with the United Methodist Church, which is the lead agency repairing the homes where volunteers worked. A few volunteers traveled a long distance to participate in this project. A grandfather visiting from the Diocese of Grand Rapids, MI, decided to tag along with… Read More
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Catholic Charities is excited to welcome Ethel Higgins as the new regional director for the Tar River region. Ms. Higgins’ journey to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh has taken her many places, but one thing has remained constant, her commitment to the Catholic Charities mission. Ms. Higgins was born and raised in Connecticut where she first began working for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fairfield County as the director of housing. “The mission of serving the poor and marginalized first drew me to work for Catholic Charities,”… Read More
At 6:00 a.m. EST, it was announced in Rome that our Holy Father Pope Francis appointed Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama, an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, to serve as the 6th bishop of the Diocese of Raleigh. He will be installed at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral on August 29, 2017. A press conference will be live streamed on the internet at 10 a.m, today and available to watch on our YouTube channel (see the video box below). Photos will be posted on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/dioceseofraleigh Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory (Archbishop… Read More
Ms. Perkins began with Catholic Charities as the Fayetteville Regional Director from 2008 – 2013. Ms. Perkins then served as the Piedmont Regional Director beginning in 2013. In the fall of 2016, she was promoted to the position of Catholic Charities Assistant Director. With each role, Ms. Perkins brought compassion and dedication to her work. Her extended history with Catholic Charities and continued professional approach made Ms. Perkins a qualified individual to serve as Interim Executive Director. “I appreciate the commitment that Lisa has made to this organization and am… Read More
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The May issue of NC Catholics is now available online. The cover story celebrates the 100th anniversary of the apparitions at Fatima. Read the story of Fatima and a 44-point timeline. And learn from a Fayetteville couple who made a pilgrimage there in 2015. The issue also includes a guest column by Father James Garneau, who writes about Servant of God Father Thomas F. Price and his deep devotion to Mary. And don’t miss a special feature: 11 questions with the valedictorian of JPII High School in Greenville. The NC… Read More
In this month’s edition of NC Catholics, a focus on the 6 month anniversary of Hurricane Matthew and what Catholic Charities is doing to help families recovery.
