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...]
Open Letter to US Bishops Regarding Catholic Relief Services
Dear Eminences and Excellencies: I write to you in the spirit of Canon 212, which obliges me to bring to your attention a grave matter regarding Catholic Relief Services. As shepherds of the Church in the United States, I implore you to hear these concerns and meticulously address the matter. As you know, the Lepanto Institute published a report regarding Catholic Relief Services’ participation in a USAID-funded project called Project AXxes. From 2006-2010, CRS received federal funding … [Read more...]
Statement Regarding LGBT Activist and World Meeting of Families
by Michael Hichborn On the 29th of May, the Lepanto Institute published a brief report indicating that an LGBT activist is the Exhibit and Sponsor Manager for the World Meeting of Families 2015. I wish to begin by expressing my sincere apology to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for not contacting them or Archbishop Chaput before publishing this article. My intent was not to criticize either the World Meeting of Families or the Archdiocese (which I never mentioned in the original … [Read more...]
CRS President Doubles-Down on Funding Contraception Providers, Employing Same-Sex ‘Married’ Executives
In a recent interview with John Burger of Aleteia, Dr. Carolyn Woo, president of Catholic Relief Services, doubled down on CRS’s commitment to maintaining dues-paying memberships in contraception and abortion spreading organizations, providing funds to abortion and contraception distributing organizations, and retaining the employment of a vice president who is a homosexual activist in a same-sex “marriage.” During the interview, Dr. Woo was asked, “CRS has been criticized by some for failing to … [Read more...]
Why is the CCHD funding a partner of Planned Parenthood?
In just the last two weeks, we have been examining the grants and problems over at the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). Our first major report was on the conflict of interest being practiced by the current director of the CCHD. If you missed it, you can view that report here. Last week, our investigative team discovered that a CCHD grantee in New York was actively involved in homosexuality activism and the promotion of Marxist communism. And in case you missed that one, you … [Read more...]
