US bishops’ conference grants $4.2M to assist Church in Latin America, Haiti

July 10, 2015

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America has granted over $3.3 million to 228 projects to assist the work of the Church in Latin America and the Caribbean and an additional $920,750 for church reconstruction and other projects in Haiti.

“The top funded countries in this grant cycle are Colombia, Peru, Haiti, Mexico, and Ecuador, the USCCB said in a press release. “Projects include training of lay catechists, youth ministries, evangelization, and communication.”

 

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Further information:

• USCCB Subcommittee Approves over $3 Million in Grants to the Church in Latin America (USCCB)