Overview
Through websites, social networks, television, radio, and print, the Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC) helps the Church spread the Gospel message through the media locally and nationally. Half of all donations to the CCC collected in your diocese stay in your diocese to support your local communications needs, such as radio and television programming and diocesan publications.
Download the most recent Annual Report and see how your gift supports the Church's media outreach.
Livestream Coverage
The CCC provides livestream and event coverage for the bishops meeting twice a year, the V Encuentro, Pope Francis' 2015 visit to the United States, and other regional and national events.
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Bishops Meeting
The body of bishops meets typically twice a year for a General Assembly to transact its business and address matters of concern within its civil and canonical mandates. The assembly is conducted in public and made available online via live stream, which is funded in party by the CCC.
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V Encuentro
The CCC funded the livestream for the Fifth National Encuentro of Hispanic/Latino Ministry (V Encuentro), which was a historic ecclesial gathering of 3,000 Hispanic/Latino Ministry leaders and delegates from across the country.
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Pope Francis' 2015 Apostolic Visit
Pope Francis visited the United States in September 2015, traveling to New York, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia.
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Scholarships
CCC funds also support communications projects in developing areas of the world where the Church is growing but lacking in resources. The CCC supports the Cardinal Foley Scholarship program which provides funds for training Catholic Communicators from those areas of the world so that they have the tools necessary to spread the Gospel message in the 21st century.
Diocesan Collection
When a Diocese collects funds for the CCC, 50% of the proceeds remain within those dioceses for communications projects and initiatives. Examples include website enhancements, studio equipment for audio and video recording, social media strategy and implementation, news and event coverage, and much more.
“The Gospel comes alive in our own day, whenever we accept the compelling witness of people whose lives have been changed by their encounter with Jesus. For two millennia, a chain of such encounters has communicated the attractiveness of the Christian adventure. The challenge that awaits us, then, is to communicate by encountering people, where they are and as they are.”
- Pope Francis, Message on 2021 World Communications Day