On Saturday, October 21st, over 325 individuals joined together at the Raleigh Marriott at Crabtree Valley to celebrate the wonderful work of Catholic Charities. Over the past year, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh has served over 60,000 individuals throughout central and eastern North Carolina. This evening provided the opportunity to reflect on this […]
CONTINUE READINGCatholic Charities is excited to announce that Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama has appointed Ms. Lisa Perkins to the position of Executive Director. Ms. Perkins had been serving as the Interim Executive Director of Catholic Charities since June of 2017. “I am excited to assume the role of Executive Director and I am humbled by the […]
CONTINUE READINGI received with sadness today’s announcement in Washington, DC, that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will be terminated. This program has been of such great assistance to so many in our Diocese who were brought to our country by their parents, often times as infants, having known no other nation. While we […]
CONTINUE READINGOn 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 […]
CONTINUE READINGAt 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 […]
CONTINUE READINGMs. 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. […]
CONTINUE READINGThe 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, […]
CONTINUE READINGIn 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.
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CONTINUE READINGLast Thursday, February 23, Centro para Familias Hispanas held its very first “Reunion de Amigos” at their facility located at 2013 N. Raleigh Blvd in Raleigh. About 80 people were in attendance for this successful evening. Representatives from the Latino Credit Union, Self Help, Wake Tech and other community leaders and stakeholders supported the event. […]
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