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more than 300 lay leaders are studying new agricultural methods to care for the earth, so that their gardening and farming are more productive and restore the fertility of damaged soil. The program is also helping 18 young Poor Clare nuns in the Dominican Republic to integrate their calling to pray with a deepening discernment of what social needs to pray for. In Ecuador, where Pope Francis is scheduled to celebrate Mass at an international Eucharistic congress, the collection is contributing toward equipment and services to help him spread the message of God’s love. Your gifts to the Collection for the Church in Latin America are financing the work that Jesus called his Church to do. On behalf of the US bishops’ Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America, and especially on behalf of the tens of thousands of people that you have helped this year, I thank you for your generosity.

You can read more about these impacts in the following report. To learn more about the Collection for the Church in Latin America, visit www.usccb.org/latin-america . In the name of Jesus, I thank you for all you have given.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Most Reverend Octavio Cisneros Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, Diocese of Brooklyn Chairman, USCCB Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America

2023 USCCB SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CHURCH IN LATIN AMERICA

Rev. Leo Perez, OMI, Director Mr. David Corrales, Grant Specialist* Mr. Juan Giraldo, Grant Specialist° Mr. Roy Molina, Grants Administrator†

Bishop Alberto Rojas, Diocese of San Bernardino Bishop Kevin Sweeney, Diocese of Paterson Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski, Archdiocese of Miami CONSULTANTS Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, OFM Cap, Archdiocese of Boston Bishop Mark Seitz, Diocese of El Paso Mr. Jacques Liautaud, Haiti Consultant STAFF Ms. Mary Mencarini Campbell, Executive Director

CHAIRMAN Bishop Octavio Cisneros, Auxiliary Emeritus, Diocese of Brooklyn SUBCOMMITTEE Bishop Ramón Bejarano, Auxiliary, Diocese of San Diego Bishop Oscar Cantú, Diocese of San Jose Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, SDV, Diocese of Fall River Bishop Eusebio L. Elizondo, MSpS, Auxiliary, Archdiocese of Seattle Bishop Richard G. Henning, Auxiliary, Diocese of Rockville Centre

Ms. Ana Paola Gironas, Grants Administrator‡

* David Corrales’s tenure ended in August 2023. ° Juan Giraldo’s tenure began in September 2023. † Roy Molina’s tenure ended in January 2023. ‡ Ana Paola Gironas’s tenure began in March 2023.