Two weeks ago, the Catholic bishops of the United States met in Louisville, KY for their annual plenary meeting. One of the topics for the meeting was the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the official anti-poverty program of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). In April, the long-term executive director of the CCHD, Ralph McCloud, departed his post without explanation, and evidence of the financial failure of the program came to light.During the meeting, which took … [Read more...]
Brandworkers
NOTE: To download a PDF version of this report, please click here.BrandworkersBrandworkers received a grant from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development for $60,000 for FY 2020-2021, and since 2016 has received four grants totaling $255,000. Brandworkers claims to be a community organizing group dedicated to supplying training, infrastructure, and community to local food factory workers. The problem is, Brandworkers has been promoting pro-abortion messages on social media and … [Read more...]