World & Home Missions Special Collection

As Lent opens, our special collection supports the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. Communism in this region fell more than 25 years ago, but the Church still struggles to rebuild after decades of oppressive rule. Under communism, religion and religious practices were openly persecuted, and atheism was actively propagated and enforced. Your support restores the Church and builds the future in this region. Please prayerfully consider how you can support the collection next week. More information can be found at ~

The Church in Central & Eastern

The Black and Indian Mission Office is comprised of three distinct but inter-related organizations, each with its own purpose and history, but all seeking to fulfill the one Mission to the Missions! Founded by the Catholic bishops of the United States, each organization cooperates with local diocesan communities to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ and respond to real and pressing needs on the ground. Read more and join us in our Mission to the Missions!

• Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions (established 1874)

• Commission for the Catholic Missions (established 1884)

• Catholic Negro-American Mission Board (established 1907, united with BIMO 1980)