Projects in Need
A Pro-Life Project in Chile
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In 1995, Pope Saint John Paul II issued the papal encyclical Evangelium vitae, in which he outlined the sanctity of human life and how society must foster a “culture of life” to counter the growing “culture of death.” The Pope’s words are as relevant today as when they were written in the 1990s. In many parts of the world, the culture of death threatens the sanctity of human life. This is true in Chile, where there are attempts to advance ...
Pastoral Summer Camps in Jordan
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Through your love, you can give young Christians one of the most precious gifts a person can receive: deeper faith. The strengthening of young Christians’ faith is also the goal of the Youth Chaplaincy in Jordan, or JEC Jordan. Run by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, JEC Jordan focuses on developing young Catholics to become leaders and to educate them and deepen them in their faith. Christians are a small minority in Jordan but are accepted as part of wider ...
Transportation for a Hospital Chaplain in Ukraine
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We read in the Gospels that man “does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). This reveals the profound truth that we are not just physical beings but also have deep spiritual needs. This is something long recognized by the Church and can be shown by the complete and comprehensive care of the patient as a whole person shown in the vital work of hospital chaplains. Since 2022, Fr. ...
Bibles for Evangelization Work in Venezuela
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We frequently receive requests from Venezuela for Bibles for the work of evangelization in the parishes. For example, in the Diocese of El Tigre in northeastern Venezuela, we were able to provide 5,500 Bibles at a cost of $37,893, thanks to your generous support. This was in response to an initiative aimed at equipping the Catholic laity to consciously dedicate their lives to Christ and so themselves become missionaries to others. This was done by forming evangelization groups, led by ...
Mass Stipends for Priests in Papua New Guinea
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It has barely been 80 years since the Catholic faith first arrived in the territory of what is now the Diocese of Wabag. In the past, the missionaries struggled against great adversity to bring the good news of Christ to the people. And their efforts have now borne fruit. Today, there are some 95,000 Catholics in the diocese, and the Church is growing dynamically, with more and more homegrown vocations. Bishop Justin Ain Soongie is himself a native of the ...
Help to Complete a Pastoral Center in Ukraine
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In the year 2000, the then-Bishop of Mukatshevo invited the Franciscan Capuchins to come to Uzhhorod, Ukraine to assume the pastoral ministry in a post-Soviet township with some 15,000 inhabitants. There was no shortage of problems – unemployment, broken families, young people without future prospects, and a high crime rate. The Capuchin Fathers rolled up their sleeves and set to work. Currently, there are three Capuchin Fathers of the Eastern rite, who live in the center that was funded for ...
Evangelization Courses on Digital Media in Sri Lanka
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Almost 70 percent of the approximately 22 million people in Sri Lanka are Buddhist, while Catholics number somewhere around 1.45 million – and roughly half of them live in the Archdiocese of Colombo. This number includes about 150,000 young people. Like young people everywhere in the world, these youngsters are also fascinated by social media and artificial intelligence. And so this is increasingly becoming a topic that the Church has to and wants to engage with, since it involves many ...
The Training of 50 Seminarians in Mozambique
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Africa is a continent of hope for the Catholic Church. Worldwide, one in every five Catholics now comes from the African continent, as does one in every seven priests and roughly one in every three seminarians. Not surprisingly, therefore, vocations are also on the rise in the Diocese of Tete in northwest Mozambique. Right now, 34 young men from this diocese are currently studying in various seminaries around the country, and another 16 are currently being trained at the propedeutic ...
Retreat Days for 54 Priests in Rwanda
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The Diocese of Gikongoro lies in southern Rwanda. It includes 20 parishes with about a quarter of a million Catholic faithful. Although the name of the diocese is not exactly familiar to most people abroad, nonetheless, many Catholics around the world have heard of the Marian shrine of Kibeho, which is located within the diocese. Our Lady is honored here under the title of “Nyina wa Jambo,” or “Mother of the Word.” The shrine was formally recognized by the Catholic ...
A Host-Baking Machine for a Convent in Malawi
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Most of the hosts, or altar breads, which, during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, become the Body of Christ in the hands of His priests, are in fact manufactured by contemplative religious sisters, working in prayerful silence. This work is not only ideally suited to the contemplative life but, at the same time, represents a vital service to the local church, since every parish needs these hosts in order to celebrate the Holy Eucharist – the source and summit ...