ORLANDO | More than 200 attendees representing nearly 70 Catholic Charities agencies gathered in Orlando March 16-20, 2026, for the Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) Applied Institute for Disaster Excellence training hosted by Catholic …
EUSTIS | The concrete floor offered little comfort for the teens and young adults wrapped in sleeping bags in 63-degree weather in late February.
Those were the conditions a group of 30 teens and young adult leaders placed themselves in …
VIERA | With two young boys with autism, Mass for Candace Melo and her husband, John, felt challenging rather than a source of peace or an opportunity to spiritually refuel.
Their eldest fidgeted, the youngest, often loud, needed to move …
JAMAICA | Three days before Hurricane Melissa’s 185 mph winds ravaged the coast of Jamaica, caregiver Nateena Brown learned the storm would directly hit her hometown of St. Elizabeth.
“I started to brace myself,” Brown said. Recounting how the winds …
Editor’s Note: The following ins the first in a three-part series on youth programs.
MERRITT ISLAND | Divine Mercy Parish is seeking to help girls grow in faith and build strong friendships and identities in Christ through Sisters of Strength. …
ORLANDO | Adrian and Mary Ann Zaccardi are not used to asking for help. After an unfortunate series of events, the elderly couple turned to Catholic Charities of Central Florida and the team came to their rescue.
It started in …
CASSELBERRY | The care and compassion of parishioners from Nativity Parish in Longwood facilitated the purchase of 34 hospital beds for Pathways to Care, a non-profit assisted living facility for homeless persons recovering after illness or surgery.
Members of the …
ORLANDO | The St. Gabriel Call Center at Catholic Charities of Central Florida receives approximately 150 calls for assistance per day for family stability program support. There is not enough time to answer all of them, but two volunteers try …
ORLANDO | Her motto, frequently spoken to inspire others is “to work is to pray.” For 64 years, Rita Billingsley, a parishioner of Ascension Parish in Melbourne, has worked and prayed tirelessly for and with women, priests and bishops of …
