Pontifical Good Friday Collection to keep a Christian presence in the Holy Land.

This collection supports the basic needs of the people in the Holy Land. Franciscans have served the Holy Land for 800 years. Funds are distributed at the direction of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Oriental Churches. A portion of the funds are directly allocated to the educational and ecclesial projects in the Middle East. The rest of the funds collected in the United States and a number of other countries support the ministries and programs entrusted by the Holy See to the Holy Land Franciscans.