A lunch at Mercy Academy introduced middle and high schools students to this year’s Rice Bowl season Thursday morning.

A slate of people from the Archdiocese and Catholic Charities, including Archbishop Kurtz, explored the annual fundraiser for Catholic Relief Services (CRS) which ministers globally and domestically in response to hunger and natural disasters.

The term “rice bowl” refers to a small box into which students and their families are encouraged to drop change every […]

We’re hoping you will use this nifty web to think of 10, 20, or 30 people you can invite to our biggest annual fundraiser, Rouler! The event brings in unrestricted funds to go to ALL of our outreach programs, including the one YOU work in.  Please help us pack the house by inviting as many people as you can!

Check out the web AND a Rouler flyer below.

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If you know someone who could use a helping hand with that next or first career in culinary arts, please direct them to Common Table’s next info session this Thursday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.  Sign up at cclou.org/commontable.

Did you know ALL visitation restrictions at long-term care facilities have been lifted? If you are experiencing resistance when visiting your loved one in a nursing home, call Long-Term Care Ombudsman program at 502-637-9786.

Travis Wall has joined MRS as a reception and placement caseworker.

My name is Travis Wall and I am thankful for the opportunity to join Catholic Charities as a Reception and Placement Caseworker. I am blessed with an amazing wife and three beautiful children. I grew up in Tennessee and moved to Louisville 15 years ago to attend U of L. In my […]

Stephanie Ayiku-Teye has joined MRS as a reception and placement caseworker.

My name is Stephanie Ayiku-Teye, but please call me Eve. I have an AA in Paralegal Studies and a BS in Justice Administration from UofL, and an MA in Theology from Concordia Theological Seminary. I have had a passion for other cultures since I attended my first International Banquet at UofL when […]

Bishop Shelton Joseph Fabre, a native of Louisiana, has been named the 10th Bishop and fifth Archbishop of Louisville. He was appointed by Pope Francis on Feb. 8.

He was appointed a bishop by now-retired Pope Benedict XVI. ​​He currently serves on the board of Catholic Relief Services and as the chair of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism. He led the writing of the […]

Chase Dontanville has joined MRS as the Adult English Language Training (ELT) instructor.

Hello everyone! I’m thrilled to be joining Catholic Charities of Louisville as an Adult ELT Instructor. I moved here from California last August to be with my fiancée (whom I met in Spain). When I’m not teaching English as a Second Language, I enjoy spending time with my fiancée and our […]