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Research confirms the unparalleled beneficial social impact of churches

How parishes strengthen society

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Revitalization project extends across five dioceses and over 600 Catholic churches and schools

San Juan Cathedral groundbreaking marks beginning of major recovery project across Puerto Rico

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Rebuilding hundreds of churches in the island's poorest communities set to begin

Puerto Rico's mountain parishes save lives

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Early life and priesthood in rural West Texas prepared Archbishop Joe. S. Vásquez to lead 1.7 million Catholics

Galveston-Houston's new shepherd has humble roots in Extension-built churches

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Father Carlos Collazo is a force of good in a diocese beset by multiple catastrophes

Puerto Rican priest uses military training to guide his people through unthinkable disasters

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Lumen Christi Award finalist Father Stuart Long from the Diocese of Helena, Montana (Special posthumous nomination)

Father Stu: Catholic Extension Society’s connection to this boxer-turned-priest and his final fight

Lumen Christi Award finalist Gregory Crapo from the Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi

Ending isolation for the deaf: ministry director promotes independence and inclusion

Lumen Christi Award finalists Very Rev. Simon Peter Engurait and Karen David from the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana

Priest and lay leader step up to serve vulnerable families displaced by Hurricane Ida

Lumen Christi Award finalist Jean Fedigan from the Diocese of Tucson, Arizona

‘You made me feel human today.’ Helping homeless women feel God’s love

New initiatives, including Camp I-CAN, offer Uvalde families a safe space, hope and joy as community looks to rebuild

Catholic Extension Society program launches to help Uvalde children in wake of Robb Elementary shooting

Legendary pastor Msgr. Ralph Beiting's vision continues today

The Catholic Church’s powerful presence in Appalachia

Part of our video series "Faith in Times of War and Conflict: Stories of Battle-Tested Catholics"

Wisdom from a Vietnam Veteran: How faith heals the wounds of war

Sister thanks Catholic Extension Society donors for helping Ukrainian Catholic Church provide humanitarian aid amid war devastation

Ukrainian Catholic nun shares update and message of gratitude from Ukraine

Part of our video series "Faith in Times of War and Conflict: Stories of Battle-Tested Catholics"

‘God protected us.’ Watch Black Catholic elders share how faith overcame fear during civil rights movement

How a Chicago parish supports the poorest Catholic faith communities in the country

‘It’s beautiful because they are living the mission with so little’

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