Since the Rice Bowl campaign for Catholic Relief Services (CRS) began on Ash Wednesday, Catholics have been asking us for a flyer that expresses the problems at CRS to show why they should NOT participate in the annual Rice Bowl collection. So, we did just that. You can download a .pdf version of the flyer, which looks just like the top image for this article, by clicking the link here. For a version with less color, you can download the alternate version here. Here's that it looks … [Read more...]
Lepanto Institute Responds to Bishop Chairman of Catholic Relief Services
https://youtu.be/qMLyJ2bo_aUIn 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 Relief Services Sued by Same-Sex “Married” Employee
In apparent anticipation of the June 15 ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States that the 1964 Civil Rights Act extends anti-discrimination protections to homosexuals and transgenders, an anonymous plaintiff going by John Doe (a man in a same-sex “marriage”), filed a lawsuit on Friday, June 12, against Catholic Relief Services for sexual discrimination and “breach of contract, detrimental reliance, and negligent misrepresentation.”In the lawsuit, Doe accuses Catholic Relief Services … [Read more...]
Prominent Catholics Call on Congress to Investigate Catholic Relief Services
Join Dr. Alan Keyes, Dr. Deal Hudson, Hon. Bob Marshall, and many other prominent Catholics to call upon Congress to investigate Catholic Relief Services (CRS)!Today, we launched a White House Petition asking Congress to investigate CRS for violating the Mexico City Policy, and we're asking you to sign and forward this important petition to everyone you know!As you already know, we've been publishing portions of a report detailing what we found through a year-long investigation of CRS … [Read more...]
The Things That are Caesars’
Regardless of what one thinks about the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic there is no doubt that people are suffering. On one hand you have those who are fighting the illness itself, and on the other are those impacted economically and emotionally through lost jobs and a depressed market. This impact is even worse for those already impoverished and those in less developed countries.The Church has always been on the front lines providing relief to those impacted by disaster through the ministries … [Read more...]
