Church in Need – our name says it all Over the 78 years since its foundation, Aid to the Church in Need has developed
Near the seminary of the Sonsón-Rionegro Diocese in La Ceja, Colombia.
Mass stipends (→ p. 17) Training of priests and religious, safeguarding (→ p. 18) Subsistence aid for religious sisters (→ p. 20) Faith formation of laity (→ p. 21) Construction and reconstruction of church facilities (→ p. 22)
into an aid organisation with a broad range of tasks. Today we can rightly claim: our name is our mission. We now support some 5,300 church projects each year in 137 countries – many of these over the long term. In this way, we frequently remain in crisis areas much longer than other aid organisations. Of course, this requires not only person- nel and logistical resources, but also the necessary financial means. Only through the donations of over 358,100 benefac- tors throughout the world are we able to fulfil and successfully drive our mission of providing pastoral assistance.
Means of transport for pastoral care (→ p. 23)
Emergency assistance in cases of war, displacement, violence and natural catastrophes (→ p. 24) Distribution of Bibles, religious books and media (→ p. 25) Advocacy, public relations (→ p. 26) Media support for the propagation of faith (→ p. 32)
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