Faith: The most beautiful journey in life....

You can help young people deepen their Faith. Your prayers and support are needed.

Open Your Heart: Join Aid to the Church in Need, an international charity under the guidance of the Holy Father, in helping parishes across the United States send young people on a beautiful journey of Faith, to World Youth Day 2016 in Poland. There they will be inspired by the words of Pope Francis, and experience their Faith along with young people from all over the world.

Share His Light: 100% of your donation on behalf of a specific youth or a specific parish team will directly support that parish’s overall fundraising challenge to send its young people to World Youth Day 2016. Every dollar riased on this site will be matched by a generous anonymous donor of Aid to the Church in Need. These matching funds will go to support suffering and persecuted youth and refugees of Syria, a war-torn country whose people's suffering is of deep concern to the Holy Father.

Click on Find a Team or Participant to support a specific parish team or parish team member. 

With the prayers and support of friends and family, we can help youth experience a life changing journey of Faith. This is how you and your parish can help right now:

- Form a Parish Team online to help raise urgently needed funds. It's simple and quick. You form a team and ask parishioners, friends, family, colleagues, to join you or your parish's team and help raise funds, or to make a donation to your team on behalf of youth to attend World Youth Day 2016. (Before creating a team associated with your parish, check to see if your parish has already started a team--if so, join their team instead, or make a donation). Make sure you have the permission of your parish priest when you form a parish team.

We wish all parish teams the best of luck in their fundraising efforts!