Projects in Need
Retreat Days and Spiritual Accompaniment for People in Lebanon
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For over five years now, Lebanon has been going through a profound crisis. Many people have become impoverished and are experiencing feelings of anger, helplessness, and despair. Many families are suffering great tensions, and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has only brought them greater fears. People are leaving the country whenever they can, and sadly, the suicide rate has also increased. Mother Maguy Adabashy, the general superior of the Missionary Sisters of the Most Blessed Sacrament, has written ...
Support for Religious Sisters Caring for Vulnerable People in Guatemala
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The congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Virgin Mary and Saint Catherine of Siena was established in 1914 in Colombia. As a young teacher, Laura Montoya – who was canonized in 2013 – felt the call to care for the indigenous tribal peoples in the Colombian rainforest and teach their children. Together with five other women, including her own mother, she devoted herself to this demanding task. Initially, she was met with great opposition in society, and many ...
Refurbishing a Seminary Kitchen and Refectory in Sarajevo
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Thanks to your generous help, we have been able to support the seminary in Sarajevo for many years now. First established back in 1890, it has lived through difficult times. Under communism, it was closed, and although it was able to reopen following political changes, with the Bosnian war from 1992 to 1995, the situation quickly became too difficult, and seminarians were forced to continue their studies abroad. Today, the seminary is once again a beacon of light for the ...
Help to Build a Novice House for a Carmelite Convent in Peru
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The Carmelite convent in Chachapoyas, the capital city of the Amazonas region of northwest Peru, was established in 2015 and is therefore celebrating its 10th anniversary. It is consecrated to the Infant Jesus of Prague and to Saint Joseph. The devotion to the Infant Jesus of Prague is characteristic of the Carmelite Order and is very much alive to this day, among both the male and female branches of the Carmelites. The famous statue of the Child Jesus, clothed as ...
Help for the Training of Four Seminarians in South Africa
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The Diocese of Klerksdorp is in South Africa’s Northwest Province, an area with a population of 1.8 million souls, of whom roughly 117,000 are Catholic. They are ministered to by 31 priests. In the past, there were only very few vocations in the diocese, with the result that even those who did perhaps feel a calling to the priesthood were very reluctant, fearing that they might be quite alone in the seminary. This meant that there were still fewer vocations. ...
Help with Roofing Materials for 15 Village Chapels in Mozambique
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Mozambique, in southeast Africa, is one of the poorest countries on Earth. A brutal civil war, which lasted from 1977 to 1992, caused massive damage to it, damage that is still visible to this day. Large sections of the country’s infrastructure are still in ruins, added to which is the damage done by natural disasters in this region of tropical storms, droughts, and flooding. And since 2017, many parts of the country, especially in the North, have been devastated by ...
A Convent for the St. Vincent’s Sisters in Belize
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Belize is a small country of only about 400,000 souls in Central America. Since it is a former British colony, English is spoken here. But many of its inhabitants are migrants from other Central American countries. Agriculture is the main source of economic income in the country, and many people live and work on the banana, orange, and coconut plantations. Tourism is also important, and building work in the main tourist areas is a major source of employment, as is ...
Help for the Priestly Formation of 76 Religious in Nigeria
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Nigeria is a dangerous country for Christians, especially for priests. In the past 10 years, over 150 priests were abducted, and over a dozen were murdered. And yet the number of vocations is not falling; on the contrary, it is even increasing, and there are many young men who desire to become a diocesan or religious priest. One congregation that is blessed with numerous vocations is the Sons of Mary, Mother of Mercy, a congregation founded in 1970, in Nigeria‘s ...
A Tent for Youth Meetings and Pastoral Events in Ukraine
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As a result of the war, most people in Ukraine are suffering fear, trauma, and psychological stress, while many are torn by feelings of hatred and rage. So many families have been broken up, and in many cases, unable to get together again. The healing of souls is every bit as important as the easing of immediate material needs and the eventual rebuilding of cities and physical infrastructure after the war. And so, in addition to practical aid for refugees ...
Mass Stipends for Priests in Bangladesh
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Approximately 89 percent of the 171.5 million inhabitants of Bangladesh are Muslim, while Catholics account for no more than a tiny minority of 0.2 percent. And over half of these Catholics belong to the ethnic minorities in the country. Yet despite being so small numerically, the Catholic Church is very much alive, and her priests minister to the faithful with great devotion in, for the most part, very difficult conditions. The small villages within their parishes are often located in ...