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Catholic News Herald

Serving Christ and Connecting Catholics in Western North Carolina

Applications for Local Catholic Campaign for Human Development Grants are now being accepted.

Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte, through its Office of Social Concerns and Advocacy, sponsors the Local CCHD Grant Program. Funded projects must be sponsored by non-profits and target the root causes of poverty and related social concerns.

The 2018 grant application, which includes eligibility, guidelines and application submission details, can be found at www.ccdoc.org/cchdcrs. The email deadline for applications to be received is Thursday, Feb. 15.

Last spring, 14 local CCHD grants totaling $38,700 were distributed to organizations from 13 cities located in eight of the diocese’s 10 vicariates.

— Joseph Purello

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Latin Mass Community will host a lecture by Ryan Grant at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, at St. Ann Church’s Allen Center.

Grant is the founder of Mediatrix Press and is a distinguished scholar on St. Robert Bellarmine, St. John Fisher, and the English Reformation. He will speak on King Henry VIII and the English Reformation.

His talk will take place after the 6 p.m. Wednesday Mass in the Extraordinary Form at St. Ann Church. A pizza dinner will be provided. While not required, an RSVP is appreciated for headcount purposes. To RSVP go to www.charlottelatinmass.org or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

— Mike FitzGerald