National collection to support the Church in Latin America set for Jan. 25-26

January 20, 2025 at 7:28 a.m.


Encouraging Catholics across the nation to participate in the annual collection for the Church in Latin America the weekend of Jan. 25-26, Bishop Octavio Cisneros, auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y., and chair of the USCCB’s subcommittee for the Church in Latin America, said that “Catholics have always followed the teachings of Scripture and Tradition by recognizing Christ in the faces of our brothers and sisters. By helping those in need, we honor Christ and imitate him in teaching, preaching and living the Gospel.”

A program of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the collection began more than 50 years ago as a means of financial support and expression of solidarity between Catholics in the United States with those from Mexico to the Caribbean, to the southern tip of South America. Funds from the collection will help with Catholic education in Latin America, as well as fostering priestly and religious vocations, said Bishop Cisneros.

In a videotaped message produced by the USCCB, Bishop Cisneros said that, “For more than 50 years, we Catholics in the United States have expressed solidarity with our brothers and sisters in faith in Latin America and the Caribbean through our contributions  to the annual collection for the Church in Latin America.

“You continue that work with your support for the Church in Latin America where families and young people are eager disciples but face challenges resulting from remote geography, poverty and even natural disasters,” Bishop Cisneros said. “When you give to the Church in Latin America collection, you can be confident in your support knowing that your donation” makes it possible to provide pastoral programs and ministries throughout the region.

“Join all the Catholics throughout the United States in showing love and solidarity by supporting the collection for the Church in Latin America. In doing so, you share your faith today and help build a stronger Church for tomorrow,” Bishop Cisneros said.



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Encouraging Catholics across the nation to participate in the annual collection for the Church in Latin America the weekend of Jan. 25-26, Bishop Octavio Cisneros, auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y., and chair of the USCCB’s subcommittee for the Church in Latin America, said that “Catholics have always followed the teachings of Scripture and Tradition by recognizing Christ in the faces of our brothers and sisters. By helping those in need, we honor Christ and imitate him in teaching, preaching and living the Gospel.”

A program of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the collection began more than 50 years ago as a means of financial support and expression of solidarity between Catholics in the United States with those from Mexico to the Caribbean, to the southern tip of South America. Funds from the collection will help with Catholic education in Latin America, as well as fostering priestly and religious vocations, said Bishop Cisneros.

In a videotaped message produced by the USCCB, Bishop Cisneros said that, “For more than 50 years, we Catholics in the United States have expressed solidarity with our brothers and sisters in faith in Latin America and the Caribbean through our contributions  to the annual collection for the Church in Latin America.

“You continue that work with your support for the Church in Latin America where families and young people are eager disciples but face challenges resulting from remote geography, poverty and even natural disasters,” Bishop Cisneros said. “When you give to the Church in Latin America collection, you can be confident in your support knowing that your donation” makes it possible to provide pastoral programs and ministries throughout the region.

“Join all the Catholics throughout the United States in showing love and solidarity by supporting the collection for the Church in Latin America. In doing so, you share your faith today and help build a stronger Church for tomorrow,” Bishop Cisneros said.


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