{"id":2403137,"date":"2025-02-16T08:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T13:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/remember-how-pope-francis-is-pro-illegal-immigrant-turns-out-catholic-charities-have-taken-billions-in-shelter-grants\/"},"modified":"2025-02-16T10:33:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T15:33:19","slug":"remember-how-pope-francis-is-pro-illegal-immigrant-turns-out-catholic-charities-have-taken-billions-in-shelter-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/remember-how-pope-francis-is-pro-illegal-immigrant-turns-out-catholic-charities-have-taken-billions-in-shelter-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Remember How Pope Francis Is Pro-Illegal Immigrant? Turns Out Catholic Charities Have Taken Billions in Shelter Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fremember-how-pope-francis-is-pro-illegal-immigrant-turns-out-catholic-charities-have-taken-billions-in-shelter-grants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2403137&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent\u200b report by Just the News reveals that Catholic Charities USA received over $2 billion in federal funding aimed at immigration-related \u2064programs during\u2063 the Biden administration. This makes\u2064 them one of the\u2064 largest private recipients of such funds, which\u2063 have helped shelter and relocate undocumented immigrants. The main source of \u2063this \u2063funding was the Department of Health and Human Services, which contributed approximately $1.93 billion.Other federal agencies, such as\u200d the Department \u200cof Homeland Security and the Department of Housing and Urban Advancement, also provided meaningful amounts.<\/p>\n<p>The report highlights \u200da \u2063dramatic increase in funding\u2064 for local Catholic Charities chapters, particularly noting\u200b that the Diocese\u200c of Fort Worth in Texas saw its grants \u200csoar from\u200b $11.7 million in fiscal year 2021 to $401.7 million in 2023. Meanwhile, the Federal Emergency Management Agency \u200b(FEMA)\u200d has faced criticism from Republicans over its spending practices related to immigration, \u200bespecially\u2064 during disaster recovery \u200csituations, raising concerns about\u200b the allocation \u2062of taxpayer\u200b money.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis recently addressed the immigration issue, emphasizing the need to balance national safety with compassion for\u200b those fleeing tough circumstances. His remarks drew responses\u2062 from U.S. officials, including comments from former Border Czar Tom Homan, who criticized the PopeS stance while defending U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-border-crisis-balloons-with-most-august-apprehensions-ever-recorded\/\" title=\"August saw the highest number of apprehensions ever recorded at the border, further exacerbating Biden&#039;s border crisis.\">border\u200b security measures<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Catholic Charities USA raked in billions of taxpayer dollars to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-nyc-police-commissioner-weighs-in-on-plans-to-shelter-illegal-immigrants-in-hotels\/\" title=\"Fmr. NYC police commissioner weighs in on plans to shelter illegal immi... in hotels\">shelter illegal immigrants<\/a> during the Biden administration, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/justthenews.com\/government\/federal-agencies\/biden-immigration-policies-were-boon-catholic-charities-which-raked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just the News report<\/a> published Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last four years, the organization collected more than $2 billion in federal grants intended for immigration-related programs, Just the News reported, citing data from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USASpending.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The exorbitant sum makes Catholic Charities, with its 168 U.S. branches, one of the largest private recipients of such funding, which helped shelter and relocate illegals.<\/p>\n<p>Catholic Charities&rsquo; main donor was the Department of Health and Human Services, which granted the organization roughly $1.93 billion, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Other donors included the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/homan-backs-dhs-sec-kristi-noems-accusation-leak-disrupting-ice-ops-coming-within-fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a>, which forked over more than $156 million, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development: $138 million.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The Federal Emergency Management Agency also donated to the Catholic volunteer organization, though the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">report didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t cite how much.<\/p>\n<p>However, FEMA has faced scrutiny from Republicans in recent months regarding its misallocation of taxpayer dollars toward immigration.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2024, following Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the House Committee on Homeland Security <a href=\"https:\/\/homeland.house.gov\/2024\/10\/14\/homeland-republicans-press-dhs-secretary-mayorkas-on-fema-spending-for-disasters-illegal-aliens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sent a letter<\/a> to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding his comments a week prior that FEMA did &ldquo;not have the funds, to make it through the [hurricane] season.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The letter went on to say that the reason <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/media-blackout-trumps-new-fema-handled-80-percent-cases-western-nc-just-5-days-biden-116-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FEMA<\/a> didn&rsquo;t have the funds was that it had depleted them on illegal immigration programs.<\/p>\n<p>Just the News cited other instances in which Catholic Charities&rsquo; subsidiary offices received mountainous sums of cash for immigration programs during the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For many local chapters, these new funds dwarfed the previous grants they had been awarded in previous years,&rdquo; the news outlet wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In fiscal year 2021, for example, the Diocese of Fort Worth in Texas received $11.7 million in grants.<\/p>\n<p>But by FY 2023, that sum exploded to $401.7 million &mdash; most of it reserved for the &ldquo;Refugee and Entrant Assistance&rdquo; program.<\/p>\n<p>Just the News reached out to Catholic Charities USA, but had not received a comment at the time of publication.<\/p>\n<p>The report comes in the wake of recent remarks by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tom-homan-takes-pope-exposes-vatican-hypocrisy-stick-catholic-church-fix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pope Francis<\/a>&nbsp;condemning President Donald Trump&rsquo;s mass deportation of illegals.<\/p>\n<p>In a Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/letters\/2025\/documents\/20250210-lettera-vescovi-usa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> addressed to U.S. Bishops, Pope Francis laid out the Catholic Church&rsquo;s stance on the immigration issue.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One must recognize the right of a nation to defend itself and keep communities safe from those who have committed violent or serious crimes while in the country or prior to arrival,&rdquo; Francis wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That said, the act of deporting people who in many cases have left their own land for reasons of extreme poverty, insecurity, exploitation, persecution or serious deterioration of the environment, damages the dignity of many men and women, and of entire families, and places them in a state of particular vulnerability and defenselessness,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan gave reporters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/forced-us-tom-homan-warns-sanctuary-cities-get-exactly-dont-want\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his response<\/a> to the pope&rsquo;s letter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He wants to attack us for securing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fairness-trudeau-caves-trump-installs-1-3-billion-plan-secure-northern-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our border?<\/a> He&rsquo;s got a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/forced-us-tom-homan-warns-sanctuary-cities-get-exactly-dont-want\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wall around the Vatican<\/a>, does he not?&rdquo; Homan said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So he&rsquo;s got a wall around that protects his people and himself, but we can&rsquo;t have a wall around the United States?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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In the past four years, the organization obtained over $2 billion in federal grants for immigration-related initiatives, according to data from USASpending.gov. This significant amount positions Catholic Charities, which has 168 branches across the U.S., as one of the largest private beneficiaries of such funding aimed at assisting undocumented individuals. The primary source of funding was the Department of Health and Human Services, which contributed approximately $1.93 billion. Other contributors included the Department of Homeland Security with over $156 million and the Department of Housing and Urban Development with $138 million.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, FEMA also provided support to Catholic Charities; however, specific amounts were not disclosed. Recently, FEMA has faced criticism from Republicans regarding its spending on immigration rather than disaster relief efforts following hurricanes in October 2024. A letter from the House Committee on Homeland Security highlighted that FEMA&#8217;s financial struggles stemmed from its allocation towards illegal immigration programs.<\/p>\n<p>The report also noted that local offices under Catholic Charities received substantial funding for immigration programs during this period; some local chapters saw their grants increase dramatically compared to previous years\u2014such as a rise from $11.7 million in fiscal year 2021 for Texas&#8217; Diocese of Fort Worth to $401.7 million by FY 2023.<\/p>\n<p>This information follows Pope Francis&#8217;s recent comments criticizing former President Donald Trump&#8217;s mass deportations in a letter addressed to U.S. Bishops where he emphasized both national security and compassion towards those fleeing dire circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>In response to these remarks, U.S Border Czar Tom Homan questioned why securing borders is criticized when even Vatican City has protective walls around it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2403138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Catholic-Charities.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46770,43292,33009,34207,50463],"class_list":["post-2403137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-catholic-charities","tag-humanitarian-aid","tag-illegal-immigration","tag-pope-francis","tag-shelter-grants"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Catholic-Charities.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2403137"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403141,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403137\/revisions\/2403141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2403138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2403137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2403137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2403137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}