WASHINGTON—The annual collection
for the Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC) will be taken in many dioceses
across the United States on the weekend of May 12-13. This annual national
appeal supports efforts in the United States and around the world to use the
media, internet, and print publications to help people connect with Christ.

“Through the Holy Spirit we have
the courage and wisdom to share the gospel message with our brothers and
sisters here at home and around the world,” said Bishop Joseph J. Tyson of
Yakima, Washington, chairman of the Committee on Communications’ Subcommittee
on the Catholic Communication Campaign. “Our call to spread the Gospel is
answered through our support of this collection. By our generosity, people
around the world have the resources to bring the presence of Christ to the
margins.”

Fifty percent of funds collected
remain in each diocese to support local communications efforts. The other half
is used to support national projects in the United States and in developing
countries around the world.

For example, in Nigeria, in West
Africa, the Diocese of Makurdi is home to nearly 1 million Catholics. They are
often poor and live off the food they are able to farm. Despite these
challenges, they worship in 70 parishes and 3,000 village churches across the
diocese. But going to Mass is often difficult because they speak many different
local languages and do not always understand the language spoken. With the
support of a CCC grant, the diocese has bridged these language barriers by
recording liturgical music and the Psalms in local languages by local choirs.
Now people can go to Mass and understand what is being sung and join fully in
the liturgy.

The Subcommittee oversees the
collection and an annual grants program as part of the USCCB Committee on
Communications. Shareable resources for the collection are available online. More information
about the Catholic Communication Campaign can be found at www.usccb.org/ccc.

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Keywords: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCCB, National Collection, Bishop
Joseph J. Tyson, Committee on Communications, Subcommittee on the Catholic
Communication Campaign, Gospel, charity, media, internet, print

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Source:: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops