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This year Commonwealth Catholic Charities is celebrating a centennial of service to the Commonwealth of Virginia. In 1923 CCC, then known...

CCC offers a variety of programs to support women, children, and families. Pregnancy Counseling has been a core program since the...

Benafsha came to the United States as a Special Immigrant Visa holder during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In coordination with U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC) and other non-profit organizations...

Hertier is 19-years-old and a rising junior in high school. He was born in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

One of the enduring challenges these past months for me (and I am certain many Catholics), has been the loss of physical presence.

When the pandemic hit Virginia in mid-March and life as we knew it came to a screeching halt, my experience as a parish social minister comp

Each June 20 on World Refugee Day, CCC celebrates the richness and diversity that refugees bring to America.

I’m an alumnus of Benedictine High School when it was in the heart of Richmond. I was one of just two African Americans in my class.

Olivier was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. When he was nine, his family fled to Burundi because of war. They were resettled a

It was her first day of work as an essential employee, sewing masks during the pandemic.

The pandemic has given me a chance to reflect deeply on God, life and what matters.

We have watched the events of this past week with deep sadness.

Janna lives with her adult son, Cody. Both she and Cody have significant health problems and are at high risk of contracting COVID-19. Cody

In mid-March, what would normally have been a single day of air travel, turned into a 29-hour trip for CCC staff

In response to the rapid spread of COVID-19 across Virginia, the United States, and the world, CCC continues to provide services.

The City of Richmond has become one of the first cities in the nation to provide a consent letter welcoming the resettlement of refugees

As an English-speaker who had previously worked with the United States government in Afghanistan, Aria was hopeful about her prospects

Amina’s road to the United States has been long and often painful.