One Church, One Mission
“As faithful disciples and imitators of Christ, you are urged to go against the current, choosing the evangelical option of serving the brethren…above all, because you are impelled by the unceasing power of divine charity.” Pope John Paul II (2001)
Each parish is part of the Church Universal; it is the Catholic Church in a particular place. The bishops of the United States created the national collections so that, by combining resources, we can more effectively carry out our mission as Catholics. Each of these important collections is worthy of your support. Each collection represents our community of faith at work in the world, saving souls and improving lives.
The bishops encourage us to view the national collections in the light of stewardship and of sharing. God has given us our light and our prosperity, all we need and more. It is right and just that we give something back through these collections, helping people in our own country and around the world to live better and to grow in the love of Jesus.
In the News
Catholics Urged to Give Faith to the Future Through Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe
Years after the fall of communism, even though some are now European Union citizens, the Catholics of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union still have great needs. The 2010 Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe, slated for February 17, Ash Wednesday, will focus on the theme Great needs remain. Give faith to the future. Click here to read more.
In this Catholic News Service story, Oblate Father Andrew Small, Director of the USCCB Church in Latin America, talks about the upcoming Collection for the Church in Latin America and its connection to the recent disaster in Haiti. Video courtesy of Catholic News Service,
www.catholicnews.com.
- Vatican Radio Interview: We spoke with Fr Andrew Small, the director for the Church in Latin American for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, who says that both faith and
the work of the Catholic Church have significantly helped the
victims of this disaster...
- Collection for the Church in Latin America 2009 Snapshot
- Interrupted Lives: Catholic Sisters Under European Communism is heading north!
- Church in Latin America director among delegation visiting Church in Cuba to follow up on hurricane relief aid
- Revision to National Collections Promotion Material System