Since 2015, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) has provided $270,000 in grants to the Workers’ Center of Central New York (WCCNY), including a $70k grant in CCHD’s last published grant cycle. As of the date this report was published, the CCHD has yet to release this year’s grants list, however WCCNY is still listed on CCHD’s PovertyUSA website as a CCHD-funded group. As such, we are treating it as a funded group until CCHD proves otherwise. Last year, we reported that WCCNY … [Read more...]
Vatican Agency Directly Tied to Communism, Abortion, and Idolatry
A summary version of this report can be watched here: The full report with additional links and evidence is below. Introduction The Catholic Church’s teachings on abortion, contraception, homosexuality, transsexualism, and Communism are well established. Abortion was formally condemned in the very first catechism of the Catholic Church, called the Didache, and has remained formally-condemned as an act of murder throughout the entire history of the Church. Contraception has … [Read more...]
Food For the Poor
Food For the Poor (FFtP) is a popular Christian charitable organization that does much laudable work in alleviating poverty, especially in Latin American and Caribbean countries. We scoured FFtP’s documents and activities and did not find any evidence that FFtP directly supports activities against Catholic teaching. However, FFtP does collaborate with and financially support outside organizations, some of which use that support to provide and promote contraception, primarily condoms, in areas … [Read more...]
Lepanto Institute Responds to Bishop Chairman of Catholic Relief Services
https://youtu.be/qMLyJ2bo_aU In January, Bp. Frank Caggiano (current primate of the Diocese of Bridgeport, CT and Chairman of the Board for Catholic Relief Services) issued an internal memo to his brother bishops in an attempt to preempt any pending reports on CRS which the Lepanto Institute may have prepared for release during Lent. In his letter, Bp. Caggiano wrote, "Every Lent, certain provocateurs spread false allegations about CRS," claiming that the "allegations are not new and rely … [Read more...]
Catholic-Funded Agencies in Nashville Caught Promoting Abortion, LGBT Activism
NOTE: At the end of this report, we provide an action item. Even if you don't read the entire report, please go to the action item at the end to contact your bishop about these outrageous grants. Every once in a while, a Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) funded organization receives public recognition and accolades for its work and its relationship with the Catholic Church. On February 1, 2021, the CCHD-funded Stand Up Nashville (SUN) received strong praise from the official … [Read more...]