Dear Friends,
This year’s annual report is dedicated to the many extraordinary blessings brought about through your generous support, and to the lessons learned as we forged a path toward solidarity with those least among us during this year of COVID -19. We are truly privileged to have you by our side as together we have worked to strengthen and aid many of the most vulnerable communities in America served by the Catholic Church.
In 2020, your gifts enabled Catholic Extension to provide $27.9 million through support in direct grants and other revenue-generating programs to benefit 86 of the poorest dioceses in the country. These funds helped Catholic Extension Society take swift and deliberate steps to help the Church maintain an effective and strong pastoral presence even as the pandemic struck, the economy contracted, and parishes were forced to close.
With your help, many heroes of the Church in the dioceses we support emerged, and they gave themselves selflessly to minister at a time of unimaginable need. Compassionate and courageous priests, women religious, and lay leaders, bolstered by the aid of Catholic Extension Society, were able to provide spiritual solace and charitable solidarity that greatly eased suffering.
Because of you, there were many moments throughout this challenging year of our Church at her best. I am deeply grateful for the honor of witnessing the life-giving impact that your generosity to our mission has had upon those most vulnerable during this past dire year.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. May God continue to bless you and all whom you love.
Yours in Christ,
Reverend John J. Wall
President, Catholic Extension Society
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