The National Catholic AIDS Network, which recently formed a partnership with Loyola University Chicago, has announced that it will close following its 20th annual AIDS ministry conference this summer.The decision comes at a time when more and more people in the United States are living with HIV or AIDS, as the numbers of new infections are holding steady or rising and the death rate has gone down.
The number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States is now estimated to be more than a million.
The network, which provides resources and support to those affected by HIV/AIDS, has fallen victim to a lack of funding, said Dan Lunney, its executive director. "Funding has been an issue for the network for the last several years," said Lunney.
"We've been very creative at reducing expenses, but the revenues were not there to support the network."
In part, the network has fallen victim to cuts at dioceses across the United States, Lunney said.
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