News Tagged in National Collections

Ash Wednesday Collection for Church in Central and Eastern Europe Rebuilds Hope in Countries Affected by War and Persecution

The bishops founded the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe 35 years ago after St. John Paul II appealed for help to rebuild the Church there.
U.S. Catholics Express Unity with Latin American Catholics with Annual Collection

The collection was founded in 1965 as a way for Catholics in the United States to express their unity and solidarity with Catholics in Central and South America and the...
Bishops’ Grants Seek to Bring the Gospel to the Poor, Vulnerable, and Oppressed in U.S., and Overseas

The bishops who serve on the five subcommittees of the Committee on National Collections met recently and awarded nearly 500 grants totaling more than $19.5 million to...
Catholic Home Missions Appeal Strengthens the Church at Home

On the weekend of April 23-24, the Catholic faithful across the United States will “strengthen the Church at home” by giving to the Catholic Home Missions Appeal.
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U.S. Bishops’ Domestic Anti-Poverty Program Supported by the Upcoming Catholic Campaign for Human Development Collection

For more than fifty years, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) has supported organizations that combat poverty and improve the lives of people in...
$3.56 Million Awarded by the U.S. Bishops’ Subcommittee on Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe to Dioceses in 23 Countries

WASHINGTON - Catholic dioceses that are struggling to recover from decades of communist persecution will receive $3.56 million for ministry and outreach thanks to the...
USCCB Catholic Home Missions Appeal Strengthens the Church in the United States

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Catholic Home Missions Appeal supported ministry in U.S. dioceses and parishes that, even in the best of times, are challenged to...
The Catholic Relief Services Collection Protects Human Life and Promotes Human Dignity Worldwide

For people worldwide who suffer from hunger, war, natural disasters, racial injustice, religious persecution, and the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, gifts to The...