A helpline createed by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Andrew Elk River Conference, has officially gone live. They now accepts calls to assist neighbors in need.
Elk River establishes new St. Vincent de Paul conference to assist neighbors in need
Catholic leaders object to proposed changes in federal nutrition program
Catholic advocates planned to be involved in congressional budget hearings throughout the year to stress the importance of funding social and humanitarian programs that serve the common good.
MRS chief: Proposed rule change for green cards ‘a fear-creator’
A proposed federal rule change to deny green cards to legal immigrants if they become branded a “public charge” for taking certain federal or state poverty benefits is “a fear-creator,” said William Canny, the executive director of the U.S. bishops’ Office Department of Migration and Refugee Services.