Projects in Need
A Youth Congress on Evangelization in the Amazon Region
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The Diocese of Juína lies in the heart of the Amazon region and covers a vast territory of nearly 48,000 square miles. Yet it has just 14 parishes, which include a total of 380 local communities. Sadly, experience has shown that many young people have drifted away from the Church. This fact has prompted Bishop Neri José Tondello to sit down together with the youth leaders in the diocese and consider how best to rekindle the enthusiasm of as many ...
A Vehicle for Pastoral Work in Guatemala
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With an area of over 14,000 square miles, the apostolic vicariate of El Petén covers more than a third of the total territory of Guatemala. But it is thinly populated, with only around 900,000 inhabitants. The journeys are long, and distances are measured not in miles or kilometers, but in hours, given the appalling state of the roads, which make every journey far longer than one would normally expect. And some of the parishes are larger even than entire dioceses ...
Transportation for the Prison Chaplaincy in Egypt
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Again and again, we hear from prison chaplains just how important it is to accompany not only prisoners but their families also. Not infrequently, offenders are converted as a result, repent of their past deeds, and become worthwhile members of society, while innocent victims, unjustly imprisoned, are encouraged and saved from despair. People who have never experienced love or kindness in their lives encounter the Good News of Jesus for the first time, while families are frequently saved from breakup ...
Support for 29 Religious Sisters in Ecuador
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Across vast swaths of Ecuador, poverty and violence are making life difficult for many parts of the population. Social inequalities are becoming still more extreme, leaving many families broken and torn apart. Many people are leaving the country at the first opportunity in hopes of finding a better life elsewhere. There are many families in need of help, and the Catholic Church is frequently the first place they turn to. The religious sisters, in particular, are “ministering angels” to so ...