Projects in Need
A Pastoral Program in Northern Iraq
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Strengthening families, grounding the young in their faith, providing a Christian education: these are the great priorities of Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Najib Michael Moussa of Mosul and Akre, Iraq, in the cradle of Christianity in the Middle East. Accordingly, he has increased family care and catechetical instruction. One of these projects is the Jesus the King Catechetical Center in the autonomous region of Kurdistan, where many Christian families are now living, including those who fled Mosul when ISIS invaded in ...
Support for the Life and Apostolate of Sisters in Angola
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In 1992, the Franciscan Sisters of Saint Joseph first arrived in Angola. Today, they have established six convents in the country and provide precious help to the needy and suffering people there. The congregation, which was founded in Germany in the 19th century, is devoted to the sick and the elderly, as well to education in mission areas. There are six sisters working in Malanje, a city in northern Angola. Their mission is a great blessing to the poor here. ...
Help for the Training of Seminarians in Colombia
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This year, the seminary of the Priestly Fraternity of the Servants of the Holy Spirit celebrated its 40th anniversary. Those four decades have seen 66 priests ordained, and they now serve in 17 dioceses of Colombia, as well as in six other countries: Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Bolivia, Spain, and the United States. Today, there are 32 young men training in the seminary. Their rector, Father Amaury Antonio Mestra Duarte, writes, “They are working together for the renewal of ...
A Convent for Missionary Sisters in Bolivia
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The apostolic prelature of Corocoro lies high in the Andes, in one of the poorest parts of Bolivia, where 80 percent of the population live in extreme poverty. Clean drinking water and adequate nutrition are by no means guaranteed, and neither is medical care. Most people live in small, remote villages that are difficult to access, with roads that are dangerous and often impassable in the rainy season. The Missionary Sisters of Jesus the Eternal Priest are a congregation founded ...
A Pastoral Program to Strengthen Church Life in India
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The Diocese of Shimoga in southwest India is highly active, despite having just 18,000 Catholics in a total population of over 5.6 million. It has set up various committees to deal with a range of particularly important issues, including the ongoing formation of priests, religious, and laity, so they are equipped to help the people and promote the Gospel. “The Church in Shimoga needs leaders who can help advance the mission of our Redeemer Jesus Christ and extend our networks,” ...
Support the Studies of 48 Seminarians in Chad
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Chad is one of the largest countries in the world, at roughly three times the size of Texas. But with only 16.3 million inhabitants, it is sparsely populated, and since Chad lies partly in the Sahara, it is underdeveloped. Another challenge facing this overwhelmingly Muslim country is the spread of radical Islam and extremist threats. The Diocese of Sarh is in southern Chad, in a region with 220,000 Catholics and a total population of about 1.6 million. There are 58 ...
A Car for Parish Outreach in Burundi
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Burundi is one of the smallest countries in Africa, at just under 11,000 square miles, but one of the most densely populated, with almost 12 million people. Ranked the poorest country in the world, it has been plagued by multiple genocides and a civil war that lasted from 1993 to 2005. To this day, Burundi is politically unstable, and escalating violence is a risk at any time. The country’s Catholic Church is relatively young. The first missionaries arrived here 125 ...
A Car for Father Darko’s Parish in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Father Darko Anušić has a heavy workload and is constantly on the move, since he is responsible for two parishes in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, for giving religious instruction in several of the region’s schools, and for the care of two cemeteries. He also brings goods to the needy, visits the sick and the elderly, and helps out in neighboring parishes. In order to complete all these tasks, he depends on a reliable vehicle. Not only does he have to ...
Help an Apostolate in Paraguay
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Sister Blanca and Sister Emilia need your help. They belong to the religious family of the Salesians of Don Bosco and are devoted to the education of young people. Twelve sisters in this community currently live and work in the Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco, in northern Paraguay. They care for the young; they support families and the poor; and they visit the elderly and sick. But their work is not easy. This part of Paraguay is vast, covering approximately 37,000 ...
Mass Stipends for Priests in Ukraine
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The war in Ukraine has impacted the entire country, including areas where there has been no fighting. As a result, even in the west of the country, people have become poorer and many have lost their jobs, and pension and social security payments are struggling to keep up. At the same time, food and living costs have risen sharply. Many priests have also been hard-hit, since the faithful can no longer contribute to their support. This is happening even as ...