The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the official anti-poverty program of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), formally states on the USCCB website that it “is committed to transparency and continues to publish a list of recent grantees online each year.” Despite this commitment, however, the CCHD has refused to publish its grants list for over two years. The Lepanto Institute has tried for over a year to contact CCHD officials, requesting publication of all … [Read more...]
Cardinal Tobin Defends Bishops’ Anti-Poverty Program, Permits Satanic Music on His Radio Station
Two weeks ago, the Catholic bishops of the United States met in Louisville, KY for their annual plenary meeting. One of the topics for the meeting was the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the official anti-poverty program of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). In April, the long-term executive director of the CCHD, Ralph McCloud, departed his post without explanation, and evidence of the financial failure of the program came to light.During the meeting, which took … [Read more...]
CCHD Funds Controversy: False Claim by Gamaliel Foundation
For the last 15 years, I have personally investigated and exposed the activities of hundreds of organizations receiving funds from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). During that time, bishops and officers of the CCHD have gone to great lengths to deny that there are any problems with CCHD grantees while continuing to ask for funds. In April, Ralph McCloud – the former CCHD director – suddenly departed his post without any explanation. Furthermore, it has been discovered that … [Read more...]
Prominent Catholics to US Bishops: Shut Down Controversial Campaign
Prominent Catholics from across the United States have signed an open-letter addressed to the bishops of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), asking them to permanently close down the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). For over 50 years, the CCHD has been the center of an ongoing controversy as organizations promoting abortion, homosexuality, contraception, and outright Marxist ideologies have received CCHD grants. Since 2009, scrutiny over CCHD-funded … [Read more...]
Catholic-Funded Organization Prayed to Demons
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) persistently claims to thoroughly review each grant applicant and that it never provides funds to organizations that act against Catholic moral or social teaching. Most recently, Bp. Timothy Senior, the current chairman of the CCHD subcommittee, told his brother bishops that the reports of the Lepanto Institute on CCHD grants are “unfounded,” and that: “All of the initiatives that are supported with CCHD funding have undergone a thorough … [Read more...]
