NEW MEXICO
The Daily Times
By Hannah Grover
FARMINGTON — An organization that is dedicated to helping the homeless may find itself without a home soon.
The building that houses Catholic Charities, 119 W. Broadway Ave., has been put on a list of properties to be auctioned off in connection to the Diocese of Gallup’s bankruptcy.
The diocese filed for bankruptcy in 2013 as a way to deal with several lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by Catholic priests from the diocese. Since then, it has released a list of more than 30 priests the diocese believes have been credibly accused of abuse.
It is also auctioning off 36 properties located in Arizona and New Mexico as part of the bankruptcy proceedings.
Suzanne Hammons, a spokeswoman for the Diocese of Gallup, said most of the properties are vacant. One other property on the list is also used for a ministry. That property, located in Winslow, Ariz., houses the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s Food Bank, Hammons said.
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