Since 2016, the Lepanto Institute has written about the Quid Pro Quo lobbying efforts of both the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) on behalf of federal aid and development agencies.In May of 2016, we provided details regarding a joint-letter the USCCB and CRS sent to Congress requesting nearly $6 billion to be allocated for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief … [Read more...]
Guest Post: American bishops shout “Fire!” after helping to set the blaze
Note: This is a guest post by Robert G. Marshall that originally appeared on Catholic Culture.After first endorsing and supporting the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), America’s Catholic Bishops are now opposing the Biden Administration’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) pro-abortion regulations as published on April 14, 2024. But these immoral regulations are a direct consequence of the PWFA. They were completely foreseeable, and the bishops ignored many pro-life warnings … [Read more...]
Heifer International
Heifer International, founded in 1994 by Dan West, describes itself as being "on a mission to end hunger and poverty in a sustainable way by supporting and investing alongside local farmers and their communities." Unfortunately, our research shows that Heifer International has a history of promoting unspecified methods of “family planning” for contraceptive purposes and also funds and works with organizations committed to the spread of all forms of contraception and abortion. Contraceptive … [Read more...]
Is CCHD Still Funding Pro Abortion Faith in Action Network?
Last September, we proved that one of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development’s (CCHD) most favored networks, Faith in Action (FIA), not only had a history of promoting grave immorality but took a formal position endorsing abortion as a “right,” vowing to defend the “right” to abortion.Formerly called the PICO Network, FIA has 29 affiliate members, many of which collectively receive hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in CCHD grants. Naturally, faithful Catholics didn’t take these … [Read more...]
Catholic Campaign for Human Development Closes all Communication, Refuses to Answer Questions
NOTE: Action item at the end of the article!!!Over the weekend, the Lepanto Institute received a letter from Bishop Timothy Senior, current chairman of the subcommittee for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), slamming the door on any discussion regarding serious concerns related to CCHD grantees while refusing to publish the most recent grants list. Despite the CCHD's vigorous commitment to "operate at the highest levels of ... transparency," this letter from the CCHD's … [Read more...]
