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The outgoing president and CEO, Dominican Sister Donna Markham, is retiring this summer after eight years heading Catholic Charities USA.

“I’m mystified by any group that would call itself Catholic that is attacking the Catholic Church and its ministry,” Sister Donna Markham, the president and C.E.O. of Catholic Charities USA, said.

President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP, Pool) As President Biden marks 100 days in office on Thursday, leaders of Catholic organizations working in areas the administration has pegged as priorities say that they are grateful for signs of progress but caution that more is needed to fulfill campaign promises. At the same time, some bishops continue to be h...

April 13, 2021 Felician Sister Maria Louise Edwards visits a homeless man in Pomona, Calif., March 4, 2019. (CNS photo/ Elliott Cramer, courtesy Felician Sisters) As the pandemic provoked shutdowns across the United States in March 2020, Jasons stress level began to climb. He had to handle cash as an essential employee selling car parts at an AutoZone in McKinney, Texas, a state with no mask mandate. His precarious health -- asthma, sarcoidosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, allergi...

Apr. 13, 2021 Catholic News Service As the pandemic provoked shutdowns across the United States in March 2020, Jasons stress level began to climb. He had to handle cash as an essential employee selling car parts at an AutoZone in McKinney, Texas, a state with no mask mandate. His precarious health -- asthma, sarcoidosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, allergies -- put him at a higher risk of serious illness should he contract COVID-19. As his hours dwindled at work, Jasons ability ...

Presider Vice President for National Program and Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations Paul Angelo, fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the migrant situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.   This webinar is part of the Religion and Foreign Policy Programs Social Justice and Foreign Policy series, which explores the relationship between religion and social justice.  FASKIANOS: Welcome to the Council on Foreign Relations Social Justice and Foreign Poli...

Presider Vice President for National Program and Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations J. Nadine Gracia, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Trust for America’s Health, and Jennifer Nuzzo, senior fellow for global health at CFR, discuss the COVID-19 vaccine and ensuring it is equitably distributed throughout the United States.  FASKIANOS: Thank you. Welcome to the Council on Foreign Relations Social Justice and Foreign Policy webinar series hosted by the Religion and Fo...