Annual Report
CCEE Annual Report
SINCE THE US BISHOPS ESTABLISHED THE COLLECTION FOR THE CHURCH IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE THREE DECADES AGO, the need for aid has never been so acute than after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Catholics in the United States rose to the occasion. Last year the collection awarded $8.5 million that supported both humanitarian assistance to Ukrainians and the ongoing work of evangelization, pastoral care, and church construction for which the collection was founded.
Overall, 354 grants from the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe supported a wide range of pastoral and social needs in 2022. The largest categories were $2.1 million for construction and $1.9 million for humanitarian and pastoral assistance related to the war in Ukraine. Just over $1 million was used for evangelization, while smaller amounts supported scholarships, education, seminaries, social services, equipment and vehicles, and ministry operations. The stories in this report describe a small sample of the good work that the collection makes possible.