William McCarthy lauded with evening of accolades as he prepares to retire as Catholic Charities director

Published on May 20, 2025

A couple weeks after the death of Pope Francis, a former coworker of William J. McCarthy Jr. compared the retiring executive director of Catholic Charities of Baltimore to the late pontiff. 

Asked what made working with McCarthy so good, Mary Anne O’Donnell, retired chief administrative officer of the agency, said, “It was his compassion, similar to Francis. It was about the people.”

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