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Nicaragua
In Nicaragua, members of the deaf community are often unable to participate in
Mass or receive proper religious and especially sacramental formation because
resources are not available in sign language. With a grant from the Collection
for the Church in Latin America, the Archdiocese of Managua is increasing the
number of workshops and educational materials in sign language. Your generosity
has provided the resources to train over 200 ministers to serve the deaf community,
ensuring that all can participate in the Mass, receive the sacraments, deepen their
spirituality and engage in parish life.
Cuba
Because of political, economic and social developments in the last 60-plus years,
communities in eastern Cuba did not have contact with priests or missionaries. This
isolation left the people living there with little connection to Catholic faith com-
munities or catechetical resources. With a grant from the Collection for the Church
in Latin America, one priest and ten missionaries will now visit these previously
isolated communities twice a month. Your support is providing the missionaries with
religious education resources they can share with those who long to connect with
the Catholic faith, and through it, with God.
Your generous donations to the Collection for the Church in Latin America are
vital to the success of these programs. Through the generosity of Catholics across
the United States, projects like these have support, helping the people of Latin
America and the Caribbean to continue to share their faith.