{"id":74004,"date":"2025-12-18T01:03:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T01:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/74004\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T01:03:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T01:03:06","slug":"bronx-native-catholic-priest-helps-families-fight-hunger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/74004\/","title":{"rendered":"Bronx native, Catholic priest helps families fight hunger"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK (PIX11) \u2014 He\u2019s a hunger hero who never forgot where he came from.<\/p>\n

From growing up in the Bronx to leading one of the largest charitable organizations in the country, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan has spent his life fighting hunger and helping immigrant families in crisis.<\/p>\n

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For 42 years, Monsignor Sullivan has led Catholic Charities, and he never thought it\u2019d get this far.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was supposed to be a temporary assignment. 42 years later, it never ended,\u201d Sullivan said.<\/p>\n

For decades, Sullivan has been in rooms with heads of state, even popes. He\u2019s been trusted in moments of national crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou respond to what comes and try to make a positive difference,\u201d Sullivan said. \u201cIt\u2019s a community of caring.\u201d<\/p>\n

Serving people is what Sullivan says keeps him going at 75 years old.<\/p>\n

\u201cI get tired every day, but we have to keep going,\u201d Sullivan said. \u201cIt\u2019s the energy of those New Yorkers in different sectors that we have to do more.\u201d<\/p>\n

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