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Growing Churches
3+ week, 4+ day ago (502+ words) Building Faith | Inspiring Hope | Igniting Change Sacred spaces fill an essential human need, allowing us to locate the divine in our midst. We’ve helped build or repair 13,500+ churches, and today that work continues. This story already has 0 shares Catholic Extension…...
From 30 to 1,000 students: How a Reno campus ministry grew 3,000% in five years
1+ week, 4+ day ago (807+ words) Building Faith | Inspiring Hope | Igniting Change It is the first week of school for many college campuses. It is a busy, chaotic time as students move in and classes start. But for the Catholic campus ministries that serve these students,…...
2026-2027 Lumen Christi Award Finalists
3+ week, 1+ day ago (240+ words) Building Faith | Inspiring Hope | Igniting Change The Lumen Christi Award is Catholic Extension Society’s highest honor given to people who radiate and reveal the light of Christ present in the communities they serve. This year’s eight finalists were chosen from…...
A pastor???s storied ministry began with a message from Our Lady of Guadalupe
3+ week, 1+ day ago (403+ words) Building Faith | Inspiring Hope | Igniting Change That vision was brought into focus in 1988 during a pivotal moment on a discernment retreat at the Basilica de Guadalupe in Mexico City. On his last day, standing at the site of Our Lady’s…...
The religious community she founded builds faith across entire East Coast
3+ week, 1+ day ago (533+ words) Building Faith | Inspiring Hope | Igniting Change “We’re on-the-go because our churches are all over. We’re not letting the grass grow under our feet,” said Mother Marla Marie Lucas, referring to the packed travel schedules that she and the sisters in…...
Pope Leo inspires her to respond to the???cry of displaced children???
3+ week, 1+ day ago (709+ words) Building Faith | Inspiring Hope | Igniting Change At the plenary meeting of U.S. bishops in Baltimore in November 2025, 220-plus bishops delivered an extraordinary joint statement defending the dignity of immigrants. “We oppose the indiscriminate mass deportation of people,” they said. “We note…...
She works extra hours to fund Black Catholic youth ministry
3+ week, 1+ day ago (684+ words) Building Faith | Inspiring Hope | Igniting Change Bridgette Mouton is a mother of young adult children and a registered nurse. She cares about young people and their well-being. Faith, she knows, is an integral part of their ability to thrive, and…...
Catholic Extension Society
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1752+ words) Building Faith | Inspiring Hope | Igniting Change For those who think the Catholic Church’s best days are behind it—that we only close churches nowadays, rather than build them, or think that faith and community life are always waning and never…...
Puerto Rico Parish Recovery Matching Grants - Catholic Extension Society
3+ week, 3+ day ago (298+ words) Building Faith | Inspiring Hope | Igniting Change This story already has 0 shares In Puerto Rico, houses of worship are entitled to 90% reimbursement of approved projects from FEMA as they begin rebuilding their facilities. This leaves a 10% “cost share” that parishes must…...
Approved Extension Dioceses
3+ week, 5+ day ago (127+ words) Building Faith | Inspiring Hope | Igniting Change This story already has 0 shares Catholic Extension Society provides funding directly to designated Extension Dioceses that are approved by Catholic Extension Society’s Board of Governors. Funding is not available to individuals or organizations that…...