By Ruby Thomas, Record Staff Writer

Lisa DeJaco Crutcher sat in her office on a sunny May day surrounded by photos of her family including her two young children. 

DeJaco Crutcher is the mother of two young adopted children, happily juggling the demands of parenthood with her responsibilities as chief executive officer of Catholic Charities of Louisville.

With personal knowledge of the complex adoption process, DeJaco Crutcher is leading a major shift in the adoption […]

By Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer

Ahmed Hussein fled his home in Somalia more than two decades ago. He had a family, neighbors, school and a vision for his life. All that changed when he was forced to become a refugee.

St. Albert the Great Church parishioners heard his story May 15 in the parish’s Visitation Hall.

“Imagine waking up one morning to the sounds of artillery and the sound of all kinds of firearms. Imagine […]

A new bus stop was unveiled May 18 at Catholic Charities of Louisville’s St. Anthony campus, located at 2222 W. Market Street. Community leaders including Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer; Lisa DeJaco Crutcher, chief executive officer of Catholic Charities of Louisville; and Lisa Osanka, interim director of the Louisville Metro Housing Authority celebrated the completion of the first phase of “SmArt Stop” bus shelters that are planned for the Russell neighborhood. Read more >

By MARNIE McALLISTER, Record Editor

About 50 people gathered at Jefferson Square Park in downtown Louisville May 1 to pray for victims of human trafficking and call for change to curtail it.

“There may be 40.3 million victims globally, but there are thousands here,” said Carrie Bohnert, one of the speakers at the service.

“Nearly 180,000 contacts have been made to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, resulting in 40,000 cases of […]

Attorney General Andy Beshear and Catholic Charities of Louisville today released the 2017 Human Trafficking Task Force Report that focuses on the state’s coordinated efforts to fight human trafficking.

The report highlights Kentucky’s new streamlined notification process that better assists in investigations and follow-up victim services for reported cases of human trafficking across the state.

The changes allow for a quicker response to incidents of suspected human trafficking in Kentucky and is one of numerous efforts outlined in the annual report […]

By Ruby Thomas, Record Staff Writer

Members of the clergy and faithful in the Archdiocese of Louisville have ministered to inmates in local jails for three decades, despite there being no formal program to support their service.

In an effort to expand that ministry and provide support to those who are already serving, several Archdiocese of Louisville agencies are working together to bring structure to jail ministry. Read more >