Cross Catholic Outreach is currently endorsed by over 100 active U.S. bishops, archbishops and cardinals. Recently, 10 such leaders shared written endorsements for our ministry. To read the full text of our U.S. bishop endorsement letters, visit CrossCatholic.org/bishopendorsements.
“It’s heartening to know of the joy and hope Cross Catholic Outreach brings to suffering families through housing projects in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, water wells in Africa, nutrition programs in Central America and countless other initiatives reflecting the merciful heart of Christ. What sets the Catholic approach to poverty apart is not only the commitment to meet basic material needs, but the commitment to the mental and spiritual development of the human person through integral human development.”
“I join my brother bishops … in commending your mission to serve those suffering under the yoke of poverty and destitution. Your dedication to directing aid straight to those most in need, all while promoting the spread of the Catholic faith, truly embodies the Gospel’s command to serve our suffering brothers and sisters trapped in poverty. Cross Catholic Outreach beautifully responds to the Church’s vision of integral human development. … I am pleased to endorse your essential mission of aiding the poorest of the poor across the globe.”
“As a native of Uganda, I am keenly aware that in many impoverished nations, life remains profoundly precarious due to chronic food shortages, and the crisis threatens to worsen. Hunger continues to claim countless lives among those who, like Lazarus, are denied even a seat at the rich man’s table of leftovers. As you approach your 25th anniversary, I encourage you to redouble your efforts to help those most in need. May God continue to pour out his blessings upon your missionary collaborators in the Church, most notably the priests, sisters and lay leaders who work tirelessly to liberate our brothers and sisters in Christ from the grip of poverty.”
“I thank you for your outreach to those who are poor and marginalized and live in the peripheries of our communities throughout the world. I am aware that Cross Catholic Outreach has been active and well received in the Diocese of Austin. Many people are excited to assist those in our communities who are hurting. I thank you for the work you do and the service you provide to the least among us.”
“Cross Catholic Outreach has faithfully partnered with local bishops, priests and religious communities in developing countries to provide essential material aid. The organization offers spiritual support and remains rooted in the teachings of the Catholic Church. This commitment to integral human development clearly reflects the Gospel call to practice the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy. I am encouraged by [their] close collaboration with the universal Church, including the recognition it has received from the Vatican.”
“Thank you for your letter and the information detailing the ministry of Cross Catholic Outreach. As I read the material, I couldn’t help but think that ‘the option for the poor’ so beautifully described in our Holy Father Pope Leo’s Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi te, is being lived out in an exemplary way by you and so many others engaged in this ministry. Your support for Catholic missionaries around the world is helping to make the Gospel known in word and deed.”
“Love for the poor — whatever form their poverty may take — is the evangelical hallmark of a Church faithful to the heart of God,’ affirms Pope Leo XIV. Cross Catholic Outreach has been dedicated to such action by proclaiming the Gospel, manifesting the love of God to the poor and indigent throughout the world by providing assistance and promoting integral human development. I thank all the Cross Catholic Outreach priests and the missionaries who bring about God’s loving closeness to them in the fight against poverty.”
“I commend the important work of Cross Catholic Outreach as they reach out to those weighed down by poverty and hardship. Your commitment to delivering assistance directly to the most vulnerable, while at the same time nurturing and spreading the Catholic faith, faithfully answers the Lord’s call to care for our brothers and sisters in most need. Cross Catholic Outreach exemplifies the Church’s teaching on integral human development. Your ministry provides life-changing support … that strengthens both the body and soul.”
“I wish to extend my sincere congratulations on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Cross Catholic Outreach. This significant milestone presents an opportunity for reflection and gratitude as we acknowledge the numerous achievements brought about through years of unwavering faith and dedicated service. I would particularly like to commend the itinerant preachers who journey considerable distances each year to advocate for the impoverished brothers and sisters within our communities.”
“As Cross Catholic Outreach approaches the 25th anniversary of its founding and a decade since being established with juridic personhood within the universal Church, I write to offer my support and endorsement for the continued mission of Cross Catholic Outreach. The desire to bring the love of Jesus to others by supporting missionary outreach to the poorest of the poor is a fulfillment of the Gospel mandate to love and serve others. May the Lord continue to bless your Catholic missionary partners as they continue to work tirelessly to deliver our brothers and sisters from the bondage of poverty.”
Donations from this campaign will be used to cover any expenditures for this project incurred through June 30, 2027, the close of our ministry’s fiscal year. In the event that more funds are raised than needed to fully fund the project, the excess funds, if any, will be used to meet the most urgent needs of the ministry.
