Founded in 1918, the Missionary Society of St. Columban (SCC) describes itself as "a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God. We go in the name of the Church to announce, by deed and word, the Good News of Jesus Christ." Its stated mission is "to facilitate the formation of vibrant faith communities and help struggling people regain their dignity. Through our diverse efforts, we … [Read more...]
Bread for the World
Founded in 1974, Bread for the World describes itself as "a Christian advocacy organization urging U.S. decision makers to do all they can to pursue a world without hunger.” Its stated mission is “to educate and equip people to advocate for policies and programs that can help end hunger in the U.S. and around the world.” Effectively, Bread is an activist and lobbying organization that coordinates efforts to influence political policy.Unfortunately, our investigation of Bread for the World … [Read more...]
Report: Political Donations by “Professional” Catholics Heavily Favor Democrats
In 2016, the Lepanto Institute conducted a review of political contributions from employees of Catholic Relief Services, finding that 98% of those employees contributed to pro-abortion candidates and causes.A new analysis of political campaign contributions, conducted by the Lepanto Institute and Complicit Clergy, updated and expanded this initial research to include individuals working for various other Catholic charitable institutions, namely Catholic Charities, Covenant House, St. Vincent … [Read more...]
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
What does celebrating, promoting, and supporting the open practice of sodomy have to do with helping kids fight childhood cancer? That’s the question donors need to be asking St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.St. Jude was founded in 1962 by the famous actor and comedian, Danny Thomas. A Maronite Catholic, Thomas had a great devotion to St. Jude Thaddeous and made a promise that if he became successful as an entertainer, he would erect a shrine to St. Jude. In the 1950’s, his wife … [Read more...]
CanadaHelps
The Lepanto Institute has received numerous requests to investigate CanadaHelps, a prominent charitable organization in Canada. Founded by Aaron Pereira, Ryan Little and Matthew Choi in 1999, CanadaHelps describes itself as "the trusted charity, informing, inspiring, and connecting charities and donors with the causes they care about. We have facilitated over $2 billion in giving." While this appears commendable on the surface, our investigation reveals significant contradictions of Catholic … [Read more...]
