Collection planned May 29 for bishops’ Catholic Communications Campaign
March 17, 2022 at 4:02 p.m.
Now more than ever, the Catholic Church relies on various forms of print and digital media to spread the Gospel. The ability to reach people through communication tools is supported in the United States largely by the Catholic Communications Campaign, which takes place this year on May 29 in diocesan parishes.
A fundraising effort of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops established in 1979, the CCC petitions people of faith across the nation to prayerfully consider a financial contribution – 50 percent of which will stay in donors’ home dioceses, supporting local Catholic communications needs such as diocesan publications, websites, social media, radio and television programming.
“The Gospel comes alive in our own day, whenever we accept the compelling witness of people whose lives have been changed by their encounter with Jesus,” said Pope Francis in his 2021 World Communication Day Message. “For two millennia, a chain of such encounters has communicated the attractiveness of the Christian adventure. The challenge that awaits us, then, is to communicate by encountering people, where they are and as they are.
On the national level, the CCC recently funded the complete overhaul of the U.S. bishops’ website, USCCB.org, as well as a redesign of ForYourMarriage.com.
As a tool for Catholics on issues of social concern, the CCC helped fund “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship” – a video series and teaching document on Catholics’ political responsibility. Additionally, the CCC has provided livestream and event coverage for the bishops’ meeting twice a year, the V Encuentro, Pope Francis' 2015 visit to the United States, and other regional and national events.
“In the past year we have seen just how important it is to stay in touch and how critical technology is to that need,” said Archbishop Gregory Hartmeyer, Archdiocese of Atlanta, and chairman of the CCC subcommittee, in a video statement on the USCCB website.
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“The unprecedented closure of public Masses due to the COVID-19 pandemic led Catholics across the country to use the internet to participate in the Mass and other activities of their parish communities. With funding from the CCC, USCCB worked with social media companies, dioceses and parishes to bring livestream masses into homes during the pandemic.”
Hundreds of thousands of Catholics visit the USCCB website to read the daily Mass Scriptures, view daily reflection videos and find news and resources that strengthen their lives of discipleship, the archbishop pointed out.
“When you support the CCC, you make vital resources like these available at no charge to many people who rely on them each day,” he continued. “Communication builds Christian community, especially today when digital communications are one of the main ways to remain connected.”
The CCC funds also support communications projects in developing areas of the world where the Church is growing but lacking in resources. The CCC supports the Cardinal Foley Scholarship program, which provides funds for training Catholic communicators from those areas of the world so that they have the tools necessary to spread the Gospel message in the 21st century.
To learn more, visit USCCB.org/ccc.
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Now more than ever, the Catholic Church relies on various forms of print and digital media to spread the Gospel. The ability to reach people through communication tools is supported in the United States largely by the Catholic Communications Campaign, which takes place this year on May 29 in diocesan parishes.
A fundraising effort of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops established in 1979, the CCC petitions people of faith across the nation to prayerfully consider a financial contribution – 50 percent of which will stay in donors’ home dioceses, supporting local Catholic communications needs such as diocesan publications, websites, social media, radio and television programming.
“The Gospel comes alive in our own day, whenever we accept the compelling witness of people whose lives have been changed by their encounter with Jesus,” said Pope Francis in his 2021 World Communication Day Message. “For two millennia, a chain of such encounters has communicated the attractiveness of the Christian adventure. The challenge that awaits us, then, is to communicate by encountering people, where they are and as they are.
On the national level, the CCC recently funded the complete overhaul of the U.S. bishops’ website, USCCB.org, as well as a redesign of ForYourMarriage.com.
As a tool for Catholics on issues of social concern, the CCC helped fund “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship” – a video series and teaching document on Catholics’ political responsibility. Additionally, the CCC has provided livestream and event coverage for the bishops’ meeting twice a year, the V Encuentro, Pope Francis' 2015 visit to the United States, and other regional and national events.
“In the past year we have seen just how important it is to stay in touch and how critical technology is to that need,” said Archbishop Gregory Hartmeyer, Archdiocese of Atlanta, and chairman of the CCC subcommittee, in a video statement on the USCCB website.
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“The unprecedented closure of public Masses due to the COVID-19 pandemic led Catholics across the country to use the internet to participate in the Mass and other activities of their parish communities. With funding from the CCC, USCCB worked with social media companies, dioceses and parishes to bring livestream masses into homes during the pandemic.”
Hundreds of thousands of Catholics visit the USCCB website to read the daily Mass Scriptures, view daily reflection videos and find news and resources that strengthen their lives of discipleship, the archbishop pointed out.
“When you support the CCC, you make vital resources like these available at no charge to many people who rely on them each day,” he continued. “Communication builds Christian community, especially today when digital communications are one of the main ways to remain connected.”
The CCC funds also support communications projects in developing areas of the world where the Church is growing but lacking in resources. The CCC supports the Cardinal Foley Scholarship program, which provides funds for training Catholic communicators from those areas of the world so that they have the tools necessary to spread the Gospel message in the 21st century.
To learn more, visit USCCB.org/ccc.