The Baltimore CCHD committee chairperson said the Nov. 16-17 collection in parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore is a vital funding source for the local Catholic Campaign for Human Development chapter.
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At home or abroad, mission work involves ‘radical transformation’ in Christ, says US missions expert
Ahead of World Mission Sunday — which the Catholic Church celebrates on the second to last Sunday in October, and which in 2024 falls on Oct. 20 — OSV News spoke with Kevin Foy, executive director of the United States Catholic Mission Association, on current perspectives and trends in mission work.
World Mission Sunday reminds Catholics of ‘our connection’ to faithful around globe, priest says
Each year, churches around the world commemorate World Mission Sunday to highlight, encourage and promote the Catholic Church’s missions around the world.
Cathedral parishioners help launch gluten-free food pantry
Last December, GEDCO’s food pantry started offering gluten-free/allergen-free food products for the first time. Bridget keeps the pantry stocked through donations from gluten-free companies and collections she holds in her neighborhood.
Bishop Martin surveys Helene relief efforts in North Carolina
Helene — which made landfall in Florida late in the evening of Sept. 26 as a Category 4 Hurricane and was downgraded the next day — has been reported to be one of the deadliest storms in the U.S., with more than 215 people confirmed dead
Supporters of Partners in Education raise funds and awareness for scholarship program
The back-to-school event also marked the start of PIE Giving Day with the goal to create 60 new scholarships, Viviano said. Members of the PIE board would match each gift up to $25,000 – a goal that was met that same day.
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Salvation has never been about one’s worthiness, but about one’s willingness.
Second archdiocese gun buyback aims to foster peace in Baltimore
The archdiocese’s goal this year is to raise $100,000 for the buyback. Held in partnership with the Baltimore Police Department, the buyback hopes to reduce the number of guns in the community.
CRS calls House version of foreign spending bill ‘inconsistent’ with U.S. ‘values, interests’
Catholic Relief Services, the international relief and development agency of the Catholic Church in the U.S., criticized funding legislation recently passed by the U.S. House as “inconsistent with American values and interests” over cuts to humanitarian funding.
Vatican sees slight increase in donations to pope’s charity fund
Donations to the annual Peter’s Pence collection, which supports the work of the Roman Curia and funds the charitable activity of the pope, went up in 2023, with increased donations from dioceses, foundations, private donors and religious orders, the Vatican said.
Unprecedented $150M donation aims to boost Northwest Indiana’s Catholic schools
In what is described as “the largest single investment” in prekindergarten-to-grade-12 Catholic education in history, the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation is donating $150 million to the Chicago-based Big Shoulders Fund to support Catholic schools in the Diocese of Gary, Ind.
Catholic Charities Executive Director Bill McCarthy will retire in 2025
Catholic Charities of Maryland Executive Director, William J. “Bill” McCarthy Jr. announced May 23 he will retire in July 2025. By that time, he will have led the State of Maryland’s largest private provider of human services for 16 years.