COVID-19 Emergency Response
Catholic Extension supports Catholic communities in poor and isolated areas across the country. The COVID-19 crisis has ravaged these already struggling faith communities.
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What We Do
Catholic Extension works in solidarity with people in America’s poorest regions to build up vibrant and transformative Catholic faith communities.
We organize our work around these areas.
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Developing Leaders
Catholic Extension offers financial assistance to lay leaders and religious sisters attending Catholic universities across the country.Read More -
Building Churches
Catholic Extension funds the construction and renovation of churches and other critical church facilities.Read More -
Strengthening Ministries
Catholic Extension funds the operation of ministries that extend a basic church presence to the most under-resourced communities.Read More -
Reaching Out to the Poor & Vulnerable
Catholic Extension funds a variety of pastoral and social outreach efforts of the Church.Read More -
Educating Seminarians
Catholic Extension supports hundreds of future priests from around the country.Read More -
Engaging Youth
Catholic Extension supports ministries that provide faith formation for children, teens, and young adults and families.Read More
How You Can Help
Our Impact
We believe that faith communities are transformative — that it changes who we are, how we live and how we see the possibilities in our own lives and in the lives of those around us.
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770+
scholarships
to Catholic universities given to lay leaders and religious sisters -
1/5
US Catholics
live in areas supported by Catholic Extension -
12,500
grants
provided for church buildings since 1905 -
550+
seminarians
in poor dioceses receiving annual assistance. -
2,000+
grants
awarded annually to dioceses
Where We Work
Catholic Extension’s mission areas are identified as isolated and/or financially under-resourced dioceses in the United States.
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86
Catholic dioceses distributed throughout United States
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34
States and 5 territories receive help and sponsorship for their communities.
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Mission: to work in solidarity with people in America’s poorest regions to build up vibrant and transformative Catholic faith communities.