Louisville, Ky, April 18, 2018- The first annual Stop Traffic Gala is a party for a purpose: to raise $10,000 in aid for survivors of human trafficking. Trafficking is often called modern day slavery and its victims are exploited for labor and/or sex. Human trafficking is a serious problem in Kentucky. Over 200 children were reported to the state as being potentially trafficked in Kentucky in 2017.

The Stop Traffic Gala will be held May 4, 2018 at La Casita Center. […]

Washington, DC (April 10, 2018): The largest humanitarian crisis on record is underway today – more people are displaced now than at any time in our history, with nearly 20 people displaced every minute. And while there is no permanent resolution on the horizon, Catholic social innovators around the globe have created viable, compassionate, and entrepreneurial solutions to help displaced men, women, and children.

Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA), the leading Catholic philanthropic network in the United States, […]

By Ruby Thomas, Record Staff Writer

A smile lit up Emma Bartley’s young face as she talked about her work to help pave the way for young refugees to apply for college.

Bartley, a junior at Assumption High School, created PAVE the Way (PAVE stands for Promoting And Valuing Education)  — a program that helps refugee youth and their families served by Catholic Charities of Louisville navigate the college application process.

PAVE, launched in January, […]

By Ruby Thomas, Record Staff Writer

Immigrants, pastors, parish staff, people who work with immigrants and parishioners who want to be supportive of immigrants are invited to attend a workshop on March 3.

The Share the Journey Immigration Legal Workshop will be presented from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Holy Family Church’s Saffin Center, 3926 Poplar Level Road.

The event will provide up-to-date information on immigration laws, resources for helping those affected by immigration and […]

By Ruby Thomas, Record Staff Writer

In an outward expression of the Gospel teaching to welcome the stranger, the Archdiocese of Louisville held a prayer service at the Cathedral of the Assumption Jan. 6 — the feast of the Epiphany — in celebration of National Migration Week observed Jan. 7-13.

The gathering of about 200 — black and white parishioners, and members of the immigrant and refugee communities — heard that each, regardless of racial […]

Source: Courier Journal Opinion Editorial contributed by Lisa DeJaco Crutcher, Catholic Charities of Louisville CEO

In September, President Trump laid down the marker of March 5, 2018 for final resolution of the fate of hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program — young persons more affectionately known as “Dreamers.”

One may disagree with the manner and soundness of rescinding this program, but everyone can agree that it is the responsibility of Congress […]

By Ruby Thomas, Record Staff Writer

The Archdiocese of Louisville will begin an initiative called “Days of Human Dignity” Jan. 6, the feast of the Epiphany. A prayer service is planned that day at the Cathedral of the Assumption at 11:30 a.m. to open National Migration Week, which is observed through Jan. 13.

“Days of Human Dignity” will continue for several weeks after and conclude in February with the Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl Luncheon. In between, several annual events will be […]