National Projects & Charities
National Projects
There are five National Projects endorsed and supported by the Catholic Daughters of the Americas. Details are listed here.
Habitat for Humanity
Catholic Daughters of the Americas has partnered with Habitat for Humanity, building homes in 17 states.
Holy Cross Family Ministries
This program is based on promotion of the Family Rosary, founded by Fr. Patrick Peyton CSC.
The Laboure Society
The Society encourages vocations to consecrated religious communities.
National Center of Sexual Exploitation
The Center informs citizens and public officials about the harms of pornography and what can be done through laws to protect society.
SOAR
SOAR- Support Our Aging Religious was fonded in 1986 with $25000 in seed money from Catholic Daughters. It is now a national non-profit organization.
National Charities
There are eight National Charities endorsed and supported by the Catholic Daughters of the Americas. Details are listed here.
In 1920 Port Ministry was conceived. Its goal is to provide spiritual, physical, and psychological services to seamen at port locations in the United States. They are always happy to receive gifts and useful articles to place on board ships in ports at Christmas time.
Designated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as a National Sanctuary of Prayer and Pilgrimage, this great Basilica is our nation’s preeminent Marian shrine, dedicated to the patroness of the United States, the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title of the Immaculate Conception.
This patronal church is home to more than 80 chapels and oratories that honor the Mother of God and represent the peoples, cultures, and traditions that are the fabric of the Catholic faith and mosaic of our nation. It is no wonder why it is affectionately referred to as America’s Catholic Church.
The National Shrine, also known as Mary’s Shrine, receives nearly one million visitors annually and has been visited by Pope Francis, Pope Benedict XVI, Saint Pope John Paul II, and Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, among others.
On behalf of our clergy, religious, staff and volunteers of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, we hope that your visit online will inspire you to plan a visit onsite! We look forward to welcoming you!
May God bless you abundantly and Our Lady, the Immaculate Conception, always be your guide and intercede for your every need.
Catholic Extension was founded in 1905, to help Catholics in remote areas lacking church buildings and resources. Their vision is to raise money to help bring the Catholic Church to these isolated communities. Today Catholic Extension serves 87 “mission dioceses”, funds approximately 2000 projects annually throughout the United States and its territories.
In 1943 this international project was started to provide assistance to the people in the poorest parts of the world. CRS reaches out to more than 100 countries with support such as food, medical supplies and religious assistance.
The Catholic Daughters maintain a Disaster Fund to which our members contribute. At the request of the State Regent where a disaster occurs, monetary assistance is forwarded to the Bishop of that diocese for distribution.
Human Life International (HLI) is a United States based Roman Catholic anti-abortion organization. It is one of the largest anti-abortion organizations in the United States. It is also the largest international pro-life organization in the world. It has affiliates and associates in over 116 nations worldwide and has sent representatives to approximately 160 locations.
Through their global mission Human Life International is:
Training local leaders and make a lasting impact on communities around the world through doctors and teachers.
Helping families choose life by providing counseling, healthcare and other resources to expecting mothers in crisis.
Going beyond abortion by bringing Christ’s teaching on life and family to the world including chastity, marriage, end of life issues and more.
Human Life International truly builds a pro-life culture.
The Missionaries of Charity Sisters (Mother Teresa’s Sisters or the Sisters of Mother Teresa, as many call them) is a religious community in the Catholic Church, founded by Mother Teresa of Calcutta (now St. Teresa of Calcutta) in 1950 in Calcutta, India. The community is totally dedicated to the service of the poorest of the poor, irrespective of social class, creed or colour. We deliberately choose to show God’s concern for the poorest and the lowliest, remaining right on the ground, while offering immediate and effective service to those in need, until they can find someone who can help them in a better and more lasting way.
Formation of men for the Priesthood of Jesus Christ at the Pontifical North American College is characterized by the four pillars of priestly formation as described in human, spiritual, intellectual and academic development. There are about 160 seminarians, as well as numerous faculty members and graduate students, from across the United States, Canada and Australia who devote themselves to personal formation for priestly ministry under the attentive guidance, supervision and evaluation of a formation faculty of priests and religious.