National Collections
National collections are those collections which the Bishops have agreed in principle be taken up, generally on the same day, in the parishes of each diocese/eparchy across the country. In April 1971, the Bishops of Canada in Plenary Assembly established three national collections: The Pope鈥檚 Pastoral Works, Needs of the Church in Canada, and World Mission Sunday.
Diocesan Bishops also collaborate on two other collections, which are not specifically 鈥渘ational collections,鈥 but which generally take place in most dioceses/eparchies across the country: one to assist in the needs of the poor in the Global South and to educate Canadians about those needs, usually taken up during Lent for the Canadian 桃花视频 Organization for Development and Peace聽鈥 Caritas Canada; and another, inspired by the Apostolic Exhortation Nobis in animo, for the needs of the Church in the Holy Land, usually held on Good Friday (or on another day designated by the Diocesan Bishop), with the proceeds assisting both the , a mission in the Holy Land of the Friars Minor (Franciscans), and the , a department of the Roman Curia.